Japanese Names Heian Period
Government and its administration came to be dominated by the fujiwara clan who eventually were challenged by the minamoto and taira clans.
Japanese names heian period. The heian period of japanese history covers 794 to 1185 ce and saw a great flourishing in japanese culture from literature to paintings. It is the period in japanese history when buddhism daoismand other chinese influenceswere at their height. Although there currently exist a total of 248 japanese era names only 73 kanji have been used in composing them. Heian period in japanese history the period between 794 and 1185 named for the location of the imperial capital which was moved from nara to heian kyō kyōto in 794.
The period is named after the capital city of heian kyō or modern kyoto. In the honolulu academy of arts. Processional mask of guardian deity wood lacquer and polychrome japan heian period 1086. Different from the chinese usage of official nicknames which were used as replacements for first names in japan naazana were official nicknames used to replace a family name.