Realm · 540–709
Asuka Japan
Asuka Japan appears on the map from 540 to 709. At its greatest recorded extent, in 540, it covered about 230,061 km².
One of the realms of Imperial Japan (Yamato to Kamakura). From around 250 CE, the age of great keyhole-shaped burial mounds, the Yamato kings of the Nara basin gradually brought the clans of central and western Japan under their rule. Adopting Buddhism, Chinese writing and Tang-style law codes between the 6th and 8th centuries, they became emperors governing from planned capitals at Nara and, from 794, Heian-kyo, now Kyoto.
See Asuka Japan on the map in 540
- On the map
- 540–709
- Greatest extent
- 540, about 230,061 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Asuka period · Wikidata Q210688
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 540–704 | 230,061 km² |
| 705–709 | 230,061 km² |