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#Rekishirube [📖Table of contents📖] 00:00 ~ What is Fujiwara-kyo? 00:41 ~ Origin of the name 03:02 ~ Construction 04:45 ~ Size 08:47 ~ Fallen into disuse ======================================= [💡The "key points" of this video💡] Was Fujiwara-kyo a failed project built after reading a book?・Fujiwara-kyo began construction in 690 and was completed in 694 after four years of construction.・The emperor at the time was Empress Jito, who succeeded Emperor Tenmu and began construction of Fujiwara-kyo.・Before Fujiwara-kyo, the Japanese capital was the land where the emperor held his enthronement ceremony.・However, with the appearance of Fujiwara-kyo, the style of emperors living in Fujiwara-kyo even after the reign of the emperor changed.・Fujiwara-kyo was the first fully-fledged capital in Japan based on a Chinese capital.・When it was discovered after the war, it was 3.2km from north to south and 2.1km from east to west, which was a third of the size of Heijo-kyo, but recent excavations have revealed that it was a larger capital than Heijo-kyo and Heian-kyo.・However, it was abandoned after only 16 years, and the imperial court moved to Heijo-kyo.・Building a new capital requires enormous financial resources and effort. Why did the Japanese people at that time go to such lengths to build a huge capital?