User:Bamse/Japanese historical periods

General History

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Name: after Asuka, Yamato

Nara period

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Name: after the capital which was located at Heijō-kyō (Nara) from 710-740 and again from 745-784

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Name: after capital at Heian-kyō (Kyoto)


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Name: after Kamakura shogunate located in Kamakura

Name: after Muromachi Street in Kyoto where Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence

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Name: after Azuchi Castle and Momoyama Castle (castles of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi respectively)

Azuchi period

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  • 1569: year after Nobunage occupies Kyoto and initiates period of military consolidation[6]

Momoyama period

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  • 1582: death of Nobunaga[6]

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Cultural History

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  • Asuka period
  • Hakuho period
  • Tempyo period
  • Jogan period
  • Fujiwara period
  • Kamakura p.
  • Muromachi p.

History of Swords

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  • jokotō (上古刀, ancient sword): until mid-Heian period
  • kotō (古刀, "old sword"): mid-Heian period to 1596
  • shintō (新刀, "new sword"): 1596 to end of 18th century
  • shinshintō (新々刀, "new-new sword"): late 18th century to ca. 1876

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown & Hall 1993, p. xxi
  2. ^ Kleiner & Mamiya 2009, p. 94
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Tsutsui 2009, p. 30
  4. ^ Brown & Hall 1993, p. xxiii
  5. ^ a b c d Nagayama 1998, p. 32
  6. ^ a b CHoJ vol. 4 page 4
  7. ^ a b c d e f Deal 2007, p. 12

Bibliography

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  • Brown, Delmer M.; Hall, John Whitney (1993). The Cambridge History of Japan: Ancient Japan. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521223522. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  • Deal, William E. (2007) [1973]. Handbook to life in medieval and early modern Japan (illustrated, revised ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195331264. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  • Kleiner, Fred S.; Mamiya, Christin J. (2009-01-05). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives. Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780495573678. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  • Tsutsui, William M. (2009-07-06). A Companion to Japanese History. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781405193399. Retrieved 2011-05-22.