Naniwa-kyō

Naniwa-kyō (難波京), also called Naniwa no Tsu, was an ancient Imperial capital of Japan in the 7th and 8th centuries. It was located in present-day Osaka.[1]

History

Naniwa was founded by Emperor Temmu in 683.[1] After 745, the capital moved to Heijō-kyō.[1]

Timeline

  • 683: Temmu establishes Naniwa
  • 744 (Tenpyō 16): Emperor Shōmu and the court moved to Naniwa, which then became the new capital.[2]
  • 745 (Tenpyō 17): Shōmu built a palace named Shigaraki no Miya[3]
  • 745 (Tenpyō 17): The court and the capital moves to Heijō Kyō.

Archeology

In 1957, traces of ancient palaces were found.[4] Other archaeological site was discovered in 2006.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Naniwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 697.
  2. ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, p. 71.
  3. ↑ Hall, John Whitney et al. (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 42–44.
  4. ↑ Stone, Peter G. and Philippe G. Planel. (1999). The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public, p. 68–70.
  5. ↑ Osaka Museum of History, "Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Osaka 2007" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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