Editing Module:Taihō (era) (section)

==Events of the ''Taihō'' era==
* '''701''' (''Taihō 1''): Plans for sending a diplomatic [[Japanese missions to Tang China|mission to the Tang court]] were approved.<ref name="fogel_102-107">Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). ''Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time'', pp. 102–107; [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/FOGART.html  publisher's blurb];</ref>
* '''702''' (''Taihō 2''): The {{nihongo|[[Taihō Code]] or [[Taihō Code|Code of Taihō]]|大宝律令|''Taihō-ritsuryō''}} or ''Taihōryō'' reorganizing the central government and completing many of the reforms begun by the [[Taika Reforms]] in 646.<ref>Asakawa, Kan'ichi. (1903). ''The Early Institutional Life of Japan'', p. 13.</ref>
* '''702''' (''Taihō 2''): A mission to the Tang court, led by {{nihongo|[[Awata no Mahito]]|粟田真人|}}, embarked on their journey to China, traveling by ship.<ref name="fogel_102-107"/> This was called the "embassy of Taihō" because it was begun during this era.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Sovereign and Subject'', p. 244.</ref>