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Heian period平安時代alternative words: Heianjidai, Heian reign, Heian jidai, Heian era, Heanjidai, Hean period, Hean jidai keywords: epoch related topics: Genji monogatari , Kokinwakashu , Heishi , Taira no Kiyomori , Genji , Fujiwara family , Heiankyo , Shoen , Taira no Masakado related web sites: http://homepage1.nifty.com/shiun-sai/ , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~yae-sou/ , http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~heian/ explanation: It designates the long period which spans from 794 when Kyoto became Japanese capital until 1192 when the political center of Japan was shifted to Kamakura. The first half period is rather a prolongation of Nara period and Kyoto's aristocrats were controlling still the political power, while an instability had appeared in the second half period with an emergence of samurai clans who not only took gradually the power from the former but fought one against another (battle between Heishi and Genji). | |