It began with the removal of the capital from Nara to this city, for which the era is named.  
This period is seen as the apogee of the aristocratic order in Japan, with the capital as the political and cultural center.  During it, efforts were made to establish a government dominated by the emperor as in China, but by its end the warrior class prevailed and the Kamakura shogunate was established.  It began with the removal of the capital from Nara to this city, for which the era is named.  FTP name this Japanese historical period that lasted from 794 to 1185.
This period is seen as the apogee of the aristocratic order in Japan, with the capital as the political and cultural center.  
Heian Era