Transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō

Name: Transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō
Start: 0794-01-01
End: 0794-12-31
Location: Kyoto

平安京遷都(へいあんきょうせんと)

Event · transfer of the capital · 794 · Kyoto, Japan

Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Heian-kyō (Kyoto) in 794, ten years after leaving Nara for Nagaoka-kyō; Kyoto remained the capital until 18681. Wikipedia, Nara period, “… Nagaoka-kyō, in 784, before moving to Heian-kyō … in 794”, und Mason 2005, p. 100. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005. Wikipedia, Nara period: Anon., Nara period, in: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_period (zuletzt abgerufen am 30.10.2026).