Fujiwara Nakamora
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Japanese artNara period…an important minister of state, Fujiwara Nakamaro (706–764), attempted reforms and more equitable taxation. Nakamaro, whose instincts were essentially Confucian, was in conflict with the firmly established Buddhist clergy led by the powerful monk Dōkyō. As counselor to the empress Kōken (718–770), who later reigned also under the name of…
Read More…an important minister of state, Fujiwara Nakamaro (706–764), attempted reforms and more equitable taxation. Nakamaro, whose instincts were essentially Confucian, was in conflict with the firmly established Buddhist clergy led by the powerful monk Dōkyō. As counselor to the empress Kōken (718–770), who later reigned also under the name of…
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Japanese architectureThe Nara period…an important minister of state, Fujiwara Nakamaro (706–764), attempted reforms and more equitable taxation. Nakamaro, whose instincts were essentially Confucian, was in conflict with the firmly established Buddhist clergy led by the powerful monk Dōkyō (d. 772). As counselor to the empress Kōken (718–770), who later reigned also under the…
Read More…an important minister of state, Fujiwara Nakamaro (706–764), attempted reforms and more equitable taxation. Nakamaro, whose instincts were essentially Confucian, was in conflict with the firmly established Buddhist clergy led by the powerful monk Dōkyō (d. 772). As counselor to the empress Kōken (718–770), who later reigned also under the…
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