Chinese Influences: The Japanese were forced out of the Korean peninsula in the sixth century, but not before the Koreans had bequeathed to the Yamato court copies of the sacred images and scriptures of Chinese Buddhism. Just as Christianity introduced Mediterranean culture into northern Europe, so Buddhism brought Chinese culture into Japanese society. Throughout the seventh and eighth centuries numerous Japanese monks, scholars, and artists made the perilous trip west across the Sea of Japan to study Chinese religion, history, music, literature, and painting — later to be brought back for further development in Japan. An outstanding figure of this time was Prince Shotoku, who in 604 developed the "Seventeen-Article Constitution," outlining a code of human conduct and the ideals of state as a basic law for the nation. He also established relations with the Sui dynasty in China. Through him, the Japanese imperial court developed Chinese patterns of centralized government, with its formal bureaucracy of eight court ranks. The Chinese calendar was used to calculate the year of Japan's foundation by counting back the 1,260 years of the Chinese cosmological cycle. Thus, 660 b.c. is still the official date celebrated nationwide. At this early stage in its history Japan was already (for the most part) only nominally ruled by the emperor. De facto power was exercised by the militarily and economically strongest family. The Sogas had promoted Buddhism as an imperially sanctioned counterweight to the native Shinto religion, along with the new Chinese customs, to weaken the influence of their more conservative rivals. But they in turn were ousted in a.d. 645 by Nakatomi Kamatari, founder of the great Fujiwara clan, which was to rule Japanese affairs for hundreds of years and provide prominent advisers to the emperor even up to the 19th century. 

Question: "Who established relations with China's Sui Dynasty?"

Answer: "Fujiwara clan"

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Kinesiska influenser: Japanerna tvingades ut ur Koreahalvön på 500-talet, men inte innan koreanerna hade testamenterat till Yamato hovexemplar av den kinesiska buddhismens heliga bilder och skriftställen. Precis som kristendomen införde medelhavskultur i norra Europa, förde buddhismen in kinesisk kultur i det japanska samhället. Under hela 600 - och 700 - talen gjorde många japanska munkar, lärda och konstnärer den farliga färden västerut över Japans hav för att studera kinesisk religion, historia, musik, litteratur och målning — senare för att föras tillbaka till Japan för vidare utveckling. En framstående person under denna tid var prins Shotoku, som år 604 utvecklade "Sjutton-artikelkonstitutionen", som skisserade en kod för mänskligt uppförande och statsidealen som en grundlag för nationen. Han upprättade även förbindelser med Suidynastin i Kina. Genom honom utvecklade det japanska kejserliga hovet kinesiska mönster av centralstyre, med sin formella byråkrati på åtta hovgrader. Den kinesiska kalendern användes för att beräkna året för Japans grundande genom att räkna tillbaka de 1 260 åren av den kinesiska kosmologiska cykeln. Sålunda 660 f.Kr. är fortfarande den officiella datum firas rikstäckande. I detta tidiga skede i sin historia styrdes Japan redan (till största delen) endast nominellt av kejsaren. De facto utövades makten av den militärt och ekonomiskt starkaste familjen. Sogaserna hade främjat buddhismen som en kejserligt sanktionerad motvikt till den inhemska shintoreligionen, tillsammans med de nya kinesiska sederna, för att försvaga inflytandet från deras mer konservativa rivaler. Men de blev i sin tur utkastade i a.d. 645 av Nakatomi Kamatari, grundare av den stora Fujiwara-klanen, som skulle styra japanska angelägenheter i hundratals år och ge framstående rådgivare till kejsaren ända fram till 1800-talet. Fråga: "Vem etablerade relationer med Kinas Suidynastin?" Svar: "Fujiwara klanen" Är detta svar på frågan korrekt? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Chinese influences: The Japanese were forced out of the Korean Peninsula in the 5th century, but not before the Koreans had bequeathed to Yamato court copies of the sacred images and scriptures of Chinese Buddhism. Just as Christianity introduced Mediterranean culture in northern Europe, Buddhism brought Chinese culture into Japanese society. Throughout the seventh and eighth centuries, many Japanese monks, scholars, and artists made the dangerous journey westward across the Sea of Japan to study Chinese religion, history, music, literature, and painting — later to be brought back to Japan for further development. A prominent person during this time was Prince Shotoku, who in 604 developed the "Seventeen-Article Constitution", who outlined a code of human conduct and the ideal of state as a constitution of the nation. He also established relations with the Sui dynasty in China. Through him, the Japanese Imperial Court developed Chinese patterns of central government, with its formal bureaucracy of eight court degrees. The Chinese calendar was used to calculate the year of Japan's founding by counting back the 1,260 years of the Chinese cosmological cycle. Thus 660 BC. is still the official date celebrated nationwide. At this early stage in its history, Japan was already (for the most part) ruled only nominally by the emperor. In fact, the power was exercised by the military and economic strongest family. The Sogas had promoted Buddhism as an imperially sanctioned counterweight to the indigenous Shinto religion, along with the new Chinese customs, to weaken the influence of their more conservative rivals. But they were in turn ejected in the a.d. 645 by Nakatomi Kamatari, founder of the great Fujiwara clan, who would govern Japanese affairs for hundreds of years and provide prominent advisers to the emperor until the 19th century. Question: "Who established relationships with China's Sui dynasty?" Answer: "Fujiwara clan" Is this answer to the question correct? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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