Heian Period

Overview

The Heian period is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō. Heian (平安) means 'peace' in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court, noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Two syllabaries unique to Japan, katakana and hiragana, emerged during this time. This gave rise to Japan's famous vernacular literature, with many of its texts written by court ladies who were not as educated in Chinese as their male counterparts.

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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps:1100:Imperial Japan (Fujiwara)
• SNAPSHOT1100
• MATCHEDImperial Japan (Fujiwara)
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire2

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Battle of Kawasaki1058
  Regional
• Northern Song Invasion Attempt1019
  Minor · 5.0K dead