Heian period

The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is a time in the Japanese history from 794 to 1185. This grouping of years is named after city of Heian-kyō, which is the early name of present day Kyoto.^[1]

History

The Heian period began in 794 when the capital of Japan was moved to Heian-kyō. It lasted until 1185, which is the beginning of the Kamakura period.^[2]

In this period Kyoto was the center of Japanese culture. It was also in this period that the first known novel was published. The author was a woman. Poetry was very popular in Heian-kyo at the time.

Timeline

794: Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Heian-kyō.^[3]
804: Saichō (also known as Dengyo Daishi) establishes the Tendai Buddhist sect in Japan.^[4]
806: Kūkai (also known as Kōbō-Daishi) establishes the Shingon Bhuddist sect in Japan^[5]
858: Reign of Emperor Seiwa begins; the power of the Fujiwara clan expands^[6]
895: Sugawara Michizane persuades Emperor Uda to suspend Imperial embassies to China.^[7]
1053: Byōdō-in temple near Kyōto is completed^[8]
1087: Emperor Shirakawa abdicates and becomes a Buddhist monk, the beginning of the Insei system of Imperial government^[9]
1185: Death of Emperor Antoku; Taira clan is defeated in the Gempei War^[10]

Gallery

Model of ancient Kyoto with Imperial Palace
South wing of the Phoenix Hall in the Byodo-In temple in Uji

Related pages

List of Japanese eras

References

↑ Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan,"Nara and Heian Periods". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heian-jidai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 302.
↑ Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 277-279.
↑ History of Tendai Buddhism Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ Koyosan Shingon Buddhism Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Kobo Daishi Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 115-121; Brown, pp. 286-288; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 166-17.
↑ Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 222.
↑ Asian Historical Architecture, Byōdō-in. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316; Varley, p. 202.
↑ Kitagawa, p. 787; Titsingh, pp. 211-212.

Other websites

Media related to Heian period at Wikimedia Commons

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heian Period (794–1185)
British Museum, Heian period (AD 794-1185)
Japan-guide.com, Nara and Heian Periods (710-1185)

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[1] Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan,"Nara and Heian Periods". Retrieved 2011-10-20.

[2] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Heian-jidai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 302.

[3] Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 277-279.

[4] History of Tendai Buddhism Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

[5] Koyosan Shingon Buddhism Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Kobo Daishi Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

[6] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 115-121; Brown, pp. 286-288; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 166-17.

[7] Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 222.

[8] Asian Historical Architecture, Byōdō-in. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

[9] Titsingh, p. 171; Brown, p. 316; Varley, p. 202.

[10] Kitagawa, p. 787; Titsingh, pp. 211-212.

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