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The Emperor of Japan; Emperor Kammu, would move the imperial capital from Nara to Heian-Kyo (Kyoto). His reasons; though not recorded, were likely the reasons of Heian 平安 meaning peace.
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the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185, It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-Kyō (modern Kyoto). Heian (平安) means 'peace' in Japanese.
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The Genpei war was a 5 year long war from1180-1185, which would also mark the end of The Heian period as the era of peace would be disrupted by this war. -
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Of the Minamoto clan would establish the kamakura shogunate with the end of the genpei war, marking the beginning of the Kamakura Period and Shogunate era.