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The Heian period (å¹³å®æä»£, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyÅ, or modern KyÅto.It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height.The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature.lthough the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful aristocratic family who had intermarried with the imperial family. Many emperors actually had mothers from the Fujiwara family. Heian (å¹³å®) means peace in Japanese.
During the Heian period (794â1185), Chinese had considerable influence on the vocabulary and phonology of Old Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185â1600) saw changes in features that brought it closer to the modern language, as well as the first appearance of European loanwords.The standard dialect moved from the Kansai region to the Edo (modern Tokyo) region in the Early Modern Japanese period (early 17th centuryâmid-19th century).Following the end in 1853 of Japan's self-imposed isolation, the flow of loanwords from European languages increased significantly.ate Middle Japanese (1185â1600) saw changes in features that brought it closer to the modern language, as well as the first appearance of European loanwords. The standard dialect moved from the Kansai region to the Edo (modern Tokyo) region in the Early Modern Japanese period (early 17th centuryâmid-19th century).