Heian period

last major division of classical Japanese history (794 to 1185), named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto
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Heian period

Summary

Heian period is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,309 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heian period is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Heian period's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].
  • Heian-kyō is named after Heian period[5].
  • Heian period followed Nara period[6].
  • Heian period was followed by Kamakura period[7].
  • Heian period is part of history of Japan[8].
  • Heian period's Commons category is recorded as Heian period[9].
  • Heian period's said to be the same as is recorded as Q11363216[10].
  • Heian period comprises Early Heian Period[11].
  • Heian period comprises Middle Heian Period[12].
  • Heian period comprises Later Heian Period[13].
  • Heian period began on 794[14].
  • Heian period ended on 1185[15].
  • Heian period's significant event is recorded as Tengyō no Ran[16].
  • Heian period's significant event is recorded as Hōgen rebellion[17].
  • Heian period's significant event is recorded as Heiji rebellion[18].
  • Heian period's significant event is recorded as Genpei War[19].
  • Heian period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heian period[20].
  • Heian period's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ancient.eu/Heian_Period/[21].
  • Heian period's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:period=heian[22].
  • Heian period's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平安時代'}[23].
  • Heian period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Heian period's instance of is recorded as historical period[4].

Origins

Heian-kyō is named after Heian period[5].

Use and Application

Components include Early Heian Period[11], a historical period[25], in Japan[26]; Middle Heian Period[12], a historical period[27], in Japan[28]; and Later Heian Period[13], a historical period[29], in Japan[30]. Heian period is part of history of Japan[8].

Why It Matters

Heian period ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,309 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Followed by Kamakura period
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