Editing Module:Wadō (era) (section)

==Events of the Wadō era==
* '''5 May 708''' (''Wadō 1, 11th day of the 4th month'')<!-- NengoCalc 和銅一年四月十一日 -->: A sample of the newly discovered copper from Musashi was presented in Gemmei's court where it was formally acknowledged as ''Japanese copper.''<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 63.]</ref>
* '''708''' (''Wadō 1, 3rd month''): {{nihongo|[[Fujiwara no Fuhito]]|藤原不比等}} is named ''Udaijin'' (Minister of the Right).  Iso-kami Marō is ''Sadaijin'' (Minister of the Left).<ref name="t64">Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 64.]</ref>
* '''709''' (''Wadō 2, 3rd month''): There was an uprising against governmental authority in [[Mutsu Province]] and in [[Echigo Province]].  Troops were promptly dispatched to subdue the revolt.<ref name="t64"/>
* '''709''' (''Wadō 2, 5th month''): Ambassadors arrived from [[Silla]], bringing an offer of tribute. He visited [[Fujiwara no Fuhito]] to prepare the way for further visits.<ref>Titsingh, [https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran&pg=PP9  p. 64]; Aoki (1989: 149)Aoki, Kazuo ''et al.'' (1989). ''Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 12: Shoku Nihongi I'', p. 149. (in Japanese).</ref>
* '''710''' (''Wadō 3, 3rd month''):  Empress Gemmei established her official residence in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], which was known then as [[Heijō-kyō]].<ref name="pf56"/>  In the last years of the Mommu's reign, the extensive preparations for this projected move had begun; but the work could not be completed before the late-emperor's untimely death.<ref name="t64"/>   Shortly after the ''nengō'' was changed to ''Wadō'', an imperial rescript was issued concerning the establishment of a new capital at the Heijō-kyō at Nara in [[Yamato Province]].  It had been customary since ancient times for the capital to be moved with the beginning of each new reign.  However, [[Emperor Monmu]] decided not to move the capital, preferring instead to stay at the [[Fujiwara Palace]] which had been established by [[Empress Jitō]].<ref name="v140">Varley, p. 140.</ref>
* Wadō 5, 1st month, 28th day (711): [[Ō no Yasumaro]] completes the ''[[Kojiki]]''<ref>Hioki (2007:250)</ref>
* '''712''' (''Wadō 5''): The [[Mutsu Province]] was separated from [[Dewa Province]].<ref name="t64"/>
* '''713''' (''Wadō 6, 3rd month''):  [[Tanba Province]] was separated from [[Tango Province]]; [[Mimasaka Province]] was divided from [[Bizen Province]]; and [[Hyūga Province]] was divided from [[Ōsumi Province]].<ref name="t64"/>
* Wadō 6, 5th month, 2nd day (713): imperial decree to compile ''[[Fudoki]]'' <ref>Hioki (2007:253)</ref>
* '''713''' (''Wadō 6''): The road which traverses [[Mino Province]] and [[Shinano Province]] was widened to accommodate travelers; and the road was widened in the [[Kiso District]] of modern [[Nagano Prefecture]].<ref name="t64"/>

After Empress Gemmei transferred the seat of her government to Nara, this mountain location remained the capital throughout the succeeding seven reigns.<ref name="v140" />  In a sense, the years of the [[Nara period]] developed into one of the more significant consequences of her comparatively short reign.  After reigning for eight years, Empress Genmei abdicated in favor of her daughter.<ref name="pf56"/>