Heian period
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The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is a time in the Japanese history from 794 to 1185. This grouping of years is named after city of Heian-kyō, which is the early name of present day Kyoto.[1]
History
The Heian period began in 794 when the capital of Japan was moved to Heian-kyō. It lasted until 1185, which is the beginning of the Kamakura period.[2]
In this period Kyoto was the center of Japanese culture. It was also in this period that the first known novel was published. The author was a woman. Poetry was very popular in Heian-kyo at the time.
Timeline
- 794: Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Heian-kyō.[3]
- 804: Saichō (also known as Dengyo Daishi) establishes the Tendai Buddhist sect in Japan.[4]
- 806: Kūkai (also known as Kōbō-Daishi) establishes the Shingon Bhuddist sect in Japan[5]
- 858: Reign of Emperor Seiwa begins; the power of the Fujiwara clan expands[6]
- 895: Sugawara Michizane persuades Emperor Uda to suspend Imperial embassies to China.[7]
- 1053: Byōdō-in temple near Kyōto is completed[8]
- 1087: Emperor Shirakawa abdicates and becomes a Buddhist monk, the beginning of the Insei system of Imperial government[9]
- 1185: Death of Emperor Antoku; Taira clan is defeated in the Gempei War[10]
Gallery
- Daidairi of Heiankyo.jpg
Model of ancient Kyoto with Imperial Palace
- Byodo-In-07.jpg
South wing of the Phoenix Hall in the Byodo-In temple in Uji
Heian Period Media
- 西寺復元模型.jpg
Miniature model of Heian-kyō, the capital during the Heian period
- Genji emaki TAKEKAWA.jpg
Section of a handscroll depicting a scene from the "Bamboo River" chapter of the Tale of Genji, c. 1130
- Fujiwara Michinaga.jpg
Drawing of Fujiwara no Michinaga, by Kikuchi Yōsai
- HEIKE Lotus Sutra Prologue.JPG
Illustrated section of the Lotus Sutra, from the Heike Nōkyō collection of texts, 1167
- Genpei kassen.jpg
"Genpei Kassen-zu Byōbu" / Akama Shrine Collection
- Danjogaran Koyasan12n3200.jpg
Danjō-garan on Mount Kōya, a sacred center of Shingon Buddhism
- Standing Komoku Ten (Virupakusa) Heian Period, 12th century.tiff
Statue of Kōmokuten (Virupaksa), the Heavenly King of the West. Wood, 12th century
Related pages
References
- ↑ Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan,"Nara and Heian Periods". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heian-jidai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 302.
- ↑ Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 277-279.
- ↑ History of Tendai Buddhism Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Koyosan Shingon Buddhism Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Kobo Daishi Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 115-121; Brown, pp. 286-288; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 166-17.
- ↑ Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 222.
- ↑ Asian Historical Architecture, Byōdō-in. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316; Varley, p. 202.
- ↑ Kitagawa, p. 787; Titsingh, pp. 211-212.
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Heian period at Wikimedia Commons
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heian Period (794–1185)
- British Museum, Heian period (AD 794-1185)
- Japan-guide.com, Nara and Heian Periods (710-1185)
