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Law and Bureaucracy in the Yamato State
Outside Factors: Influence of the continent
Political unrest in the continent was at once motivation and opportunity for reforms – fear of invasion and refuges
Missions to China – Students were sent to learn Buddhism and statecraft students returned from china were central to reform efforts
Influx of new ideas
Empress Jingu and the birth story of Emperor Oujin
The rise and fall of the Soga clan (espoused Buddhism)
Gained power in the tax collecting offices and supported Yamato uji’s Korea expeditions
Conflict with the Nakatomi and the Mononobe clans over accepting Buddhism. Espoused Uji no Kami (Rudimentary form of Shinto)
Victory in the 587 succession dispute Rule of Empress Suiko and Crown Prince Shotoku
Demise of the Soga family – Nakatomi clan seizes power after the coup d’état of 645
Note: go over the importance of clans for the ruler
Chinese style government by Shotoku
Adoption of an official calendar
Compilation of first official histories
Tributes to China
Cap-rank system
More evaluated over ability rather than family
How can I use this person?
Kabane
How power of the clan
Feather
Rank in the kingdom
Trying to imply meritocracy
New law codes – “17 articles of constitution by Shotoku”
The Taika Reform (645)
Led by the Nakatomi Clan
Land is declared public
The emperor owns it
Before, clans owned the land
Centralization of taxes
Land survey (standardization of measures)
Population registers
Adoption of Chinese calendar (also utilized nengo, era-name)
The Ritsuryou system
Taihou Code (701) Yourou Code (718)
Ritsu (penal code) + ryou (administrative statues)
Objective was to build a centralized administrative system with the emperor at the top and the government at the center
Left a lasting legacy in the later laws codes
Daijyokan Council of state) and Council on Shrine Affairs
Administrative districts – 66 kuni and more than 500 districts
Centralized tax system
Regular...