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Aoyama, Mie
was a town located in Naga District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Ōno no Azumabito
was a samurai and court official of Japan's Nara period.
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Ōtsu
is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.
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Buddhābhiseka
Buddhābhiseka (buddhābhiseka; buddhābhiṣeka) refers to a broad range of Buddhist rituals used to consecrate images of the Buddha and other Buddhist figures, such as bodhisattvas.
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Chrysanthemum Throne
The is the term used to identify the throne of the Emperor of Japan.
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Daijō-daijin
The was the head of the Daijō-kan (Department of State) in Heian Japan and briefly under the Meiji Constitution.
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Daijō-kan
The, also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet.
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Dainagon
was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan.
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Emperor
An emperor (through Old French empereor from Latin imperator) is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm.
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Emperor Fushimi
was the 92nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Go-Murakami
(1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts.
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Emperor Go-Toba
(August 6, 1180 – March 28, 1239) was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Jomei
was the 34th emperor of Japan,Kunaichō: according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Kōnin
was the 49th emperor of Japan,Emperor Kōnin, Tahara no Higashi Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Monmu
was the 42nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of Japan.
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Emperor Tenji
, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Tenmu
was the 40th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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Emperor Yōzei
was the 57th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Genmei
, also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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Empress Genshō
was the 44th monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Jitō
was the 41st monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Kōgyoku
, also known as, was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan,Kunaichō: according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Kōken
, also known as, was the 46th (with Empress Kōken name) and the 48th monarch of Japan (with Empress Shōtoku name),Emperor Kōnin, Takano Imperial Mausoleum, Imperial Household Agency according to the traditional order of succession.
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Empress Kōmyō
(701–760) was the Nara period consort of Japanese Emperor Shōmu (701–756).
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Equinox
An equinox is commonly regarded as the moment the plane (extended indefinitely in all directions) of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 22-23 September.
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Fujiwara clan
, descending from the Nakatomi clan and through them Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, was a powerful family of regents in Japan.
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Fujiwara no Fuhito
Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原 不比等: 659 – September 13, 720) was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods.
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Fujiwara no Fusasaki
Fujiwara no Fusasaki (藤原 房前, 681 – May 25, 737) was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara.
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Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion
The was an unsuccessful Nara period rebellion led by in the Japanese islands, in the year 740.
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Fujiwara no Kamatari
Fujiwara no Kamatari (藤原 鎌足, 614 – November 14, 669) was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Asuka period (538–710).
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Fujiwara no Muchimaro
was a Japanese courtier (kuge) and politician of the early-Nara period.
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Fujiwara no Toyonari
was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Nara period.
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Genbō
was a Japanese scholar-monk and bureaucrat of the Imperial Court at Nara.
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Grave
A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried.
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H. Paul Varley
Herbert Paul Varley (February 8, 1931 – December 15, 2015) was an American academic, historian, author, and Japanologist.
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Hakusan, Mie
was a town located in Ichishi District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Heijō-kyō
, was the capital city of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84.
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Higan
is a Buddhist holiday exclusively celebrated by Japanese sects during both the Spring and Autumnal Equinox.
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Hikone, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Hizen Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.
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Ichishi District, Mie
was a district located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Imperial cult
An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities.
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Imperial House of Japan
The, also referred to as the Imperial Family and the Yamato Dynasty, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties.
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Imperial Household Agency
The is an agency of the government of Japan in charge of state matters concerning the Imperial Family, and also keeping of the Privy Seal and State Seal of Japan.
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Isaac Titsingh
Isaac Titsingh FRS (10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador.
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Ise Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japanese era name
The, also known as, is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme.
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Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name (surname), followed by a given name.
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Jinki (era)
was a after Yōrō and before Tenpyō. This period spanned the years from February 724 through August 729.
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Kibi no Makibi
was a Japanese scholar and noble during the Nara period.
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Kizugawa, Kyoto
is a city located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Kugyō
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.
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Kuni-kyō
Kuni-kyō (恭仁京, or Kuni no miyako), was the capital city of Japan between 740 and 744, whose imperial palace (恭仁宮 Kuni-kyū or Kuni no miya) was built in the present-day city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture by the order of Emperor Shōmu.
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Lake Biwa
is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto.
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List of Emperors of Japan
This list of Emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession.
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Maihara, Shiga
was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people.
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Meiji period
The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
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Memorial
A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event.
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Minister of the Left
The was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.
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Minister of the Right
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.
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Mino Province
, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed the southern part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture.
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Moriyama, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Nabari, Mie
is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, Japan, bordering on Nara Prefecture to the west.
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Naidaijin
The, literally meaning "Inner Minister", was an ancient office in the Japanese Imperial Court.
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Naniwa-kyō
is a historical Japanese capital city, which was located in present-day central Osaka city.
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Nara, Nara
is the capital city of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Nihon Ōdai Ichiran
, The Table of the Rulers of Japan, is a 17th-century chronicle of the serial reigns of Japanese emperors with brief notes about some of the noteworthy events or other happenings.
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Precious metal
A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical element of high economic value.
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Prince Kusakabe
Prince Kusakabe (草壁皇子, Kusakabe no miko) (662 – May 10, 689) was a Japanese imperial crown prince from 681 until his death.
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Prince Nagaya
Nagaya (長屋王) (684 – 20 March 729) was a politician of the Nara period and an imperial prince of Japan, a son of Prince Takechi (grandson of Emperor Tenmu).
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Prince Takechi
was a member of the royal family in Japan during the Asuka period.
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Princess Inoe
Princess Inoe (717–775) was an Empress consort of Japan.
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Provincial temple
were Buddhist temples established in each of the provinces of Japan by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).
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Rōben
(689 – 773), also known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon sect, and clerical founder of the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Richard Ponsonby-Fane
Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, and Japanologist.
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Ritsuryō
is the historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism in Japan.
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Santō, Shiga
was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Shinto
or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.
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Shrine
A shrine (scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped.
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Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro
(ob. 649) was a member of the Soga clan and first holder of the office of udaijin (Minister of the Right).
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Sophia University
is a private Jesuit research university in Japan, with its main campus located near Yotsuya station, in an area of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
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Stanford University Press
The Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University.
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Suzuka, Mie
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Tachibana no Moroe
was a Japanese Imperial prince and official in the court of Emperor ShōmuNussbaum, Louis-Frédéric.
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Tado, Mie
was a town located in Kuwana District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Tarui, Gifu
is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
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Tōdai-ji
is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city of Nara, Japan.
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Tenpyō
was a after Jinki and before Tenpyō-kanpō. This period spanned the years from August 729 through April 749.
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Tenpyō-kanpō
was a after Tenpyō and before Tenpyō-shōhō.
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Tenpyō-shōhō
was a after Tenpyō-kanpō and before Tenpyō-hōji. This period spanned the years from July 749 through August 757.
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Tsu, Mie
is the capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Tsuge, Nara
was a village located in Yamabe District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Vairocana
Vairocana (also Vairochana or Mahāvairocana, वैरोचन) is a celestial buddha who is often interpreted, in texts like the Flower Garland Sutra, as the Dharma Body of the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama).
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Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Yamashiro Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai.
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Yasu, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Yōkaichi, Shiga
was a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
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Yōrō
was a after Reiki and before Jinki. This period spanned the years from November 717 through February 724.
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Yōrō, Gifu
is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
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Yokkaichi, Mie
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shōmu
