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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-05 - Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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The imperial edicts from the eighth century comprise a magnificent collection of ancient Japanese prose. Known as the senmyo, they were inscribed in Old Japanes
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Authors: Zhenping Wang
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-01 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

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Using recent archaeological findings and little-known archival material, Wang Zhenping introduces readers to the world of ancient Japan as it was evolving towar
A History of Writing in Japan
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Categories: History
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This book deals chronologically with the history of writing in Japan, a subject which spans a period of 2,000 years, beginning with the transmission of writing
The Cambridge History of Japan
Language: en
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Authors: John Whitney Hall
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Definitive history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the eighth century.
The Edicts of the Last Empress, 749-770
Language: en
Pages: 206
Authors: Ross Bender
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-16 - Publisher: CreateSpace

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This is a study and translation of the Imperial Edicts in Shoku Nihongi from the years 749-770, the reign of the Last Empress of Nara Japan, Koken/Shotoku Tenno