Nagaoka : Japan's forgotten capital / by Ellen Van Goethem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Goethem, Ellen.

Series:

Brill's Japanese studies library 0925-6512 ; v. 29.

Brill's Japanese studies library, 0925-6512 ; v. 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nagaokakyō (Extinct city).

Japan--History--Nara period, 710-794.

Japan.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Contents:

Part 1 The Founding of a New Capital

Chapter 1 Prince Yamabe's Rise to Prominence 11

1.1 Yamabe's Paternal and Maternal Ancestry 11

1.2 From Government Official to Sovereign 19

Chapter 2 Why Establish a New Capital? 35

2.1 A Flight from Buddhist Influence? 37

2.2 The Confirmation of the Shift toward the Tenji Line 55

Chapter 3 The Search for a Suitable Site 69

3.1 Better Transportation Facilities 76

3.2 A Transfer Backed by Local Families? 80

Part 2 The Construction of the Nagaoka Capital

Chapter 4 The First Phase of Construction 95

4.1 The Importance of the Secondary Capital at Naniwa 108

4.2 Wake no Kiyomaro and the Settsu Office 111

Chapter 5 The Assassination of Fujiwara no Tanetsugu 115

Chapter 6 The Second Phase of Construction 129

Part 3 The Layout of the Nagaoka Capital

Chapter 7 The Basic Plan of a Chinese-style Capital City 139

Chapter 8 The Nagaoka Palace Enclosure 145

8.1 The Palace Gates 146

8.2 Government Offices and Other Administrative Structures 148

8.3 Kanmu's Residential Quarters 165

8.4 Summary: Innovations at the Nagaoka Palace 170

Chapter 9 The Urban Centre at Nagaoka 177

9.1 The Proposed Grid Plans of the Nagaoka Capital 177

9.2 The Role of the Urban Centre 193

9.3 Summary: The Nagaoka City Grid 210

Part 4 Why Abandon the Nagaoka Capital?

Chapter 10 Another Transfer of Capitals 213

Chapter 11 Kanmu's Centralised Power 219

Chapter 12 Why Leave the Nagaoka Capital? 237

12.1 The Financial Support of the Hata Family 239

12.2 The Vengeful Ghost of Sawara 240

12.3 The Risk of Flooding 246

Chapter 13 The Perfect Site for a New Capital City 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-356) and index.

ISBN:

9789004166004

9004166009

OCLC:

183266526