Heijō-kyō

capital city of Japan during the Nara period, 710–740 and 745–784
Place capital_of_japan Q862509
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Heijō-kyō

Summary

Heijō-kyō is a capital of Japan[1]. Heijō-kyō has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Heijō-kyō is located in Yamato Province[3].
  • Heijō-kyō is in the country of Q132869361[4].
  • Heijō-kyō's instance of is recorded as capital of Japan[5].
  • Heijō-kyō's instance of is recorded as capital city wall[6].
  • Heijō-kyō's instance of is recorded as planned community[7].
  • Heijō-kyō's founder is recorded as Genmei[8].
  • Heijō-kyō followed Fujiwara-kyō[9].
  • Heijō-kyō was followed by Nagaoka-kyō[10].
  • Heijō-kyō was followed by Kuni-kyō[11].
  • Heijō-kyō's Commons category is recorded as Heijō-kyō[12].
  • April 13, 710 marks the founding of Heijō-kyō[13].
  • Heijō-kyō was dissolved in December 27, 784[14].
  • Heijō-kyō's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.69111111, 'lon': 135.79472222}[15].
  • Heijō-kyō's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Nara Basin[16].
  • Heijō-kyō's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heijō-kyō[17].
  • Heijō-kyō's replaced by is recorded as Nara[18].
  • Heijō-kyō's capital of is recorded as Q132869361[19].
  • Heijō-kyō's capital of is recorded as Q132869361[20].
  • Heijō-kyō's capital of is recorded as Imperial Court of Japan[21].
  • Heijō-kyō dates from the Nara period[22].
  • Heijō-kyō's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nara[23].
  • Heijō-kyō's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamatokōriyama[24].

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Geography

Heijō-kyō is in the country of Q132869361[4]. Heijō-kyō is located in Yamato Province[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include capital of Japan[5], capital city wall[6], and planned community[7].

History and Context

April 13, 710 marks the founding of Heijō-kyō[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Heijō-kyō include Emperor Heizei[25], a Buddhist monk[26], 0773–0824[27], of Japan[28].

Why It Matters

Heijō-kyō has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Heijō-kyō is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for Heijō-kyō include Emperor Heizei[25], a Buddhist monk[26], 0773–0824[27], of Japan[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +0784-12-27T00:00:00Z
    Followed by
    Topic's main category Category:Heijō-kyō
    Followed by Nagaoka-kyō, Kuni-kyō
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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