{"slug": "nara-nara", "label": "Nara, Nara", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara%2C_Nara", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 12, "years": 12, "span": [710, 2022], "span_label": ["710 CE", "2022 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "japan", "label": "Japan", "shared": 9}, {"slug": "emperor-shomu", "label": "Emperor Shōmu", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "buddhism-in-japan", "label": "Buddhism in Japan", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "buddhism", "label": "Buddhism", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fujiwara-clan", "label": "Fujiwara clan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "honshu", "label": "Honshu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chinese-buddhism", "label": "Chinese Buddhism", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prime-minister-of-japan", "label": "Prime Minister of Japan", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 710, "year_label": "710 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period, ends, and the Nara period begins; Heijō-kyō (Nara) becomes the capital of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340807117#Asia", "title": "710", "revid": 1340807117, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 715, "year_label": "715 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Empress Genmei abdicates the throne after an 8-year reign, in which she has built a replica of the Chinese imperial palace at Japan's new capital, Nara. Genmei is succeeded by her daughter Genshō.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367661130#Japan", "title": "715", "revid": 1367661130, "section": "Events › By place › Japan"}}, {"year": 747, "year_label": "747 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Empress Kōmyō founds the Shin-Yakushi-ji Buddhist temple in Nara (Japan).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468436#Asia", "title": "AD 747", "revid": 1364468436, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 751, "year_label": "751 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "The Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji in Nara (Japan) is completed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340809785#Religion", "title": "751", "revid": 1340809785, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 752, "year_label": "752 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Shōmu (retired since 749) takes part in the dedication ceremony of the Great Buddha, (15 metres) at Tōdai-ji in Nara (Japan), and declares himself a Buddhist.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340809787#Religion", "title": "752", "revid": 1340809787, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 754, "year_label": "754 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "Jianzhen, Chinese Buddhist monk, arrives in Nara, where he is welcomed by former emperor Shōmu and empress Kōmyō. During his visit Jianzhen introduces sugar to the Japanese court, using it to mask the flavors of foul-tasting herbal tea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360259946#Asia", "title": "754", "revid": 1360259946, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 756, "year_label": "756 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 4", "text": "June 4 – Emperor Shōmu (retired since 749) dies at Nara. His wife Kōmyō dedicates over 600 items to the Great Buddha, and donates large sums of money to the Shōsō-in treasure (storehouse) in Tōdai-ji.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366654675#Japan", "title": "756", "revid": 1366654675, "section": "Events › By place › Japan"}}, {"year": 759, "year_label": "759 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Tōshōdai-ji Buddhist Temple is founded in Nara, Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340847712#Religion", "title": "759", "revid": 1340847712, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 768, "year_label": "768 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Kasuga Shrine is erected at Nara (Japan), by the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the stone lanterns that lead up to the Shinto shrine", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267068964#Asia", "title": "768", "revid": 1267068964, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 784, "year_label": "784 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Japanese begin a war against the Ainu, in the north, on the main island of Honshu. Emperor Kanmu wishes to be free from the influence of the Buddhist monasteries around Nara (then called Heijō), and moves the capital to Nagaoka, ending the Nara period.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340848263#Asia", "title": "784", "revid": 1340848263, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1117, "year_label": "1117 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The sōhei or warrior monks of Mii-dera and Enryaku-ji unite their forces to attack Nara in Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694426#Asia", "title": "1117", "revid": 1361694426, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 2022, "year_label": "2022 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 8", "text": "July 8 – Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a public speech in the city of Nara, Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371998228#July", "title": "2022", "revid": 1371998228, "section": "Events › July"}}]}