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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
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
is a city located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the southernmost city in the prefecture and it is named after the Kizu River, a tributary of the Yodo River, which runs through the city. Kizugawa City is a part of the Kansai Science ...
in Kyoto Prefecture by the order of Emperor Shōmu.
History
The city of Kuni-kyō was never completed, as the capital was moved once again to the present-day city ofKōka
was a after ''Tenpō'' and before ''Kaei.'' This period spanned the years from December 1844 through February 1848. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* December 2, 1844 (): The new era name of ''Kōka'', meaning "Becoming Wide ...
, Shiga Prefecture, more specifically the in 744, only four years later. In 745 Emperor Shōmu moved the capital yet again to Naniwa-kyō ( Osaka), and before the year was out, reverted the capital back to Heijō-kyō
was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710 to 740 and again from 745 to 784. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient ...
in Nara.
The Kuni area was a power base for Tachibana no Moroe, who was then the minister with de facto power over the cabinet, known as the " dajō-kan" or "Great Council". The later preference of Shigaraki as the capital possibly points to the rival Fujiwara clan mounting a comeback, since their influence extended around the Shigaraki area in Ōmi Province. The subsequent move to Naniwa may have been a compromise.
Emperor Shōmu moved the capital yet again Naniwa-kyō ( Osaka) in 745, which may have been a spot the two factions could compromise on, but that same year reverted the capital back to Heijō-kyō in Nara.
Archaeological finds
Excavations so far (as of 2006) have revealed key buildings, laid out following the Chinese pattern, as the ''Daigokuden'' (大極殿) and ''Dairi'' (内裏). The area of palace is estimated to have been 560 meters wide east to west and 750 meters long, north to south.See also
*Shoku Nihongi
The is an imperially-commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the ''Six National Histories'', coming directly after the '' Nihon Shoki'' and followed by ''Nihon Kōki''. Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Sugano no Mamichi ...
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