Taihō (era)

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History

The system of nengō mirrored the Chinese system of eras (nianhao).[3] The use of nengō marked a new phase in the history of the Imperial court. It became an example of growth in political power.[4]

Taihō was adopted to mark the discovery of gold in Tsushima.[5]

Timeline

Timelines of early Japanese nengō and Imperial reign dates

The system of Japanese era names was not the same as Imperial reign dates.

Events of the Taihō era

  • 701 (Taihō 1): Plans for mission to the Tang court was approved.[6]
  • 702 (Taihō 2): The Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). or Taihōryō reorganized Japan's government.[7] It completed the Taika Reforms.[8]
  • 701 (Taihō 2): A mission to the Tang court was led by Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).. The diplomats travelled by ship.[6] This was called the "embassy of Taihō" because it was begun during this era.[9]

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References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Taihō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 924.
  2. Nussbaum, "Mommu Tennō," p. 655; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 60-63; Brown, Delmer. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 270-271; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. pp. 137-140.
  3. Nussbaum, "Taika" at p. 924.
  4. Bialock, David T. (2007). Eccentric Spaces, Hidden Histories: Narrative, Ritual, and Royal Authority from the Chronicles of Japan to the Tale of the Heike, pp. 56-57.
  5. Bender, Ross. (2009). "The Suppresion of the Tachibana Naramaro Conspiracy," Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 37/2:225; compare mirrored full-text Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-23.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time, pp. 102-107; publisher's blurb;
  7. Nussbaum, "Taihō ritsuryō" at p. 924.
  8. Asakawa, Kan'ichi. (1903). The Early Institutional Life of Japan, p. 13; Nussbaum, "Taika no kaishin" at p. 924.
  9. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Sovereign and Subject, p. 244.

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Taihō 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Gregorian 701 702 703 704
Preceded by:
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Era or nengō:
Taihō
Succeeded by:
Keiun
Preceded by:
Jitō period
686—697
Imperial reign:
Mommu period
697—707
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