Format:
1 online resource (392 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789047433255
Series Statement:
Brill's Japanese Studies Library v.No. 29
Content:
This is the first work dealing comprehensively with the historical and physical aspects of the Nagaoka palace and capital, constructed in the eighth century at the order of Kanmu Tenno, but abruptly abandoned after only ten years.
Content:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Explanatory Notes -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One The Founding of a New Capital -- Chapter One Prince Yamabe's Rise to Prominence -- 1.1 Yamabe's Paternal and Maternal Ancestry -- 1.2 From Government Offi cial to Sovereign -- Chapter Two Why Establish a New Capital? -- 2.1 A Flight from Buddhist Infl uence? -- 2.2 The Confi rmation of the Shift toward the Tenji Line -- Chapter Three The Search for a Suitable Site -- 3.1 Better Transportation Facilities -- 3.2 A Transfer Backed by Local Families? -- Part Two The Construction of the Nagaoka Capital -- Chapter Four The First Phase of Construction -- 4.1 The Importance of the Secondary Capital at Naniwa -- 4.2 Wake no Kiyomaro and the Settsu Offi ce -- Chapter Five The Assassination of Fujiwara no Tanetsugu -- Chapter Six The Second Phase of Construction -- Part Three The Layout of the Nagaoka Capital -- Chapter Seven The Basic Plan of a Chinese-style Capital City -- Chaper Eight The Nagaoka Palace Enclosure -- 8.1 The Palace Gates -- 8.2 Government Offi ces and Other Administrative Structures -- 8.3 Kanmu's Residential Quarters -- 8.4 Summary: Innovations at the Nagaoka Palace -- Chapter Nine The Urban Centre at Nagaoka -- 9.1 The Proposed Grid Plans of the Nagaoka Capital -- 9.2 The Role of the Urban Centre -- 9.3 Summary: The Nagaoka City Grid -- Part Four Why Abandon the Nagaoka Capital? -- Chapter Ten Another Transfer of Capitals -- Chapter Eleven Kanmu's Centralised Power -- Chapter Twelve Why Leave the Nagaoka Capital? -- 12.1 The Financial Support of the Hata Family -- 12.2 The Vengeful Ghost of Sawara -- 12.3 The Risk of Flooding -- Chapter Thirteen The Perfect Site for a New Capital City -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossaries -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004166004
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004166004
Language:
English
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