ritsuryō state; Japanese nation under the ritsuryō codes
Historical term referring to the centralized Japanese state governed by the ritsuryō legal codes from the mid-7th century to around the 10th century.
During the era of the ritsuryō state, a centralized political system was established.
These ruins reveal the actual state of local administration under the ritsuryō state.
Refers to the legal codes themselves, while 律令国家 denotes the state system based on those codes.
Compound of 律令 (ritsuryō, 'the ritsuryō codes') and 国家 (kokka, 'state, nation'). The term describes the historical Japanese state organized under these legal codes.