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Pure land is sect of Buddhism that is based upon the Pure Land sutras that were first bought to china around 150 CE.
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The administration begin to trying to enforce the land tax system as implemented in the Taika reforms
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It divided it by three scrolls: scroll 1 deals with heavenly myths. scrolls 2 deals with earthly relate to the first 15 (legendary) monarchs, and scroll 3 contains genealogical and anecdotal accounts of the Yamato monarchs from Nintoku through Suiko.
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shomu becomes empeor
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Kegon sect of Buddhism is introduced from china
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Yoro codes are enacted. This replaces the Taiho Ritsuryo and are also based on Tang China laws
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Traditionally, the home of emperor is consider the capital. From 794 through 1868, the emperor lived in Heian-kyo, modern day Kyoto. After 1868, the seat of government of Japan and the location of the emperor's home was moved to Tokyo.
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First settle in 819 by the monk Kukai Mt. koya primarily known as the world headquarters of the koyasan shingon sect of Japaneses Buddhism.
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was a short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about Japanese imperial succession. The dispute was also about the degree of control exercised by the Fujiwara clan who had become hereditary imperial regent during the Heian period.
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The Genji clan fleet led by Minamotono Yoshitsune, defeated the Taira clan fleet.
