Heian Period By Neal Chang

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Emperor Uda

• Reigned for 10 years from 887 C.E. to 897 C.E.

• His real name is Sadami
• Emperor Uda was the third son of Emperor
Koko and His mother was Empress Dowager
Hanshi, a daughter of Prince Nakano
Emperor Daigo
• He reigned for 33 years from 897 C.E. to
930 C.E.
• His real name is Atsuhito
• He is the eldest son of Emperor Uda
Achievements of
Heian Period
• Buddhism began to spread around
the Japan during the Heian Period.
• "Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu
was written during the Heian
period
• Was able to set the Japan's capital
in one place
• Buildings were like Chinese models
and some for public administration
Achievements of
Heian Period (cont.)

•  The Heian period was one of the great

periods of artistic development in Japan
• Confucianism spread throughout Japan
from China
• Japanese military faced NO military
threats
Events of Heian
Period
• The Heian period was started by the Nara
Period and began in 794 CE after the
movement of the capital of Japan to
Heian-kyo (which is now Kyoto)
• As the military system broke down after
792C.E., local power holders again
became the primary source of military
strength
• Buddhism from China started to develop
in Japan as well
SOURCES
• Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, p. 503.
• Brown, pp. 290–293; Varley, pp. 179–181
• Brown, p. 289–290; Varley, pp. 175–179
•  Varley, p. 179.
• https://www.nakasendoway.com/glossary/heian-period/
• Kitagawa 1966 p. 59
• https://www.nakasendoway.com/glossary/heian-period/
• https://www.ancient.eu/Heian_Period/