New Kingdoms in East Asia 600-1450
Korea Chinese officials recorded early Korean history Adopted Neo-Confucianism and Mahayana Buddhism Chinese characters and woodblock printing were improved upon
Early Korean Woodblock
Vietnam Adopted Confucian bureaucracy and Mahayana Buddhism N. Kingdom of Dai Viet influenced by China S. Kingdom of Champa influenced by India, Indonesia Both owed tribute to China
Japan Earliest history comes from Chinese sources 7th c. Taika modeled on Chinese system Role of Tenno differed from Chinese model Kamakura Shogunate est. in 12thc. began period of decentralized military rule (samurai replaced Fujiwara) Fujiwara court life was documented in the Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu