Agatanushi
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Agatanushi was the name given in Japan
during the 6th century to those public servants who had in loan imperial properties. This group, together with other public servants, were a kind of territorial middle class, which became strongly influent during the Nara period
in the 8th century.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
during the 6th century to those public servants who had in loan imperial properties. This group, together with other public servants, were a kind of territorial middle class, which became strongly influent during the Nara period
Nara period
The of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō . Except for 5 years , when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of Japanese civilization until Emperor Kammu established a new capital, Nagaoka-kyō, in 784...
in the 8th century.