ASNS 1150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Empress Suiko, Sui Dynasty, Buddhism

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Asian Studies
• Course: ASNS 1150
• Professor: Tom Havens

Document Summary

17th article constitution that outlined an ethical and political order based on confucian and. Buddhist ideas: asserted ultimate authority over japan/only one ruler, 607, yamato court asked sui china for imperial status=>wanted to build a powerful centralized state modeled after tang and sui china, taika coup(645) Prince naka no oe and nakatomi kamatari assassinated leaders of soga family and established the taika( great change ) Increased in centralized state and adoption of chinese-style imperial institutions => fear of invasion from tang: seemed like entire korean peninsula would be controlled by tang and korea was close to japan. Emergence of the name nihon for japan: began using title emperor / tenno , adopted chinese imperial titles on writing, but used japanese when talked, chinese-style centralized empire in a japanese manner, taiho code of 701. Tax collection: household registration, military conscription, coins being minted.