Shigaraki Palace (紫香楽宮 Shiaraki-no-miya, also written 信楽宮) was a palace built by Emperor Shōmu, initially as a villa, later named by himself as the capital in 744. The palace was located in the present-day city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The capital-palace is also referred to as Kōka Palace (甲賀宮 Kōka-no-miya) in the Shoku Nihongi.
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- Whitney Hall, John; Delmer M Brown, Kozo Yamamura. The Cambridge History of Japan. pp. 42–44. ISBN 0521223520. http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=nCJwEDzyxNgC&pg=PA42&dq=Shigaraki+miya&as_brr=3#PPA42,M1.
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| Preceded by Naniwa-kyō |
Capital of Japan 745 |
Succeeded by Heijō-kyō |
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