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Heian-kyō, an Uncommon card
Heian-kyō was the imperial capital of Japan established by Emperor Kanmu in 794 in what is now Kyoto.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 102
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 98,000
Power 102 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Heian-kyō quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heian-kyō card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It remained the seat of the ______ Court for most of the following millennium.
Answer
Imperial. It remained the seat of the Imperial Court for most of the following millennium. From the Heian-kyō article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Japanese historical reference works treat it as formally remaining the capital until the Imperial Court and central government moved to Tokyo in ____.
Answer
1860s. Japanese historical reference works treat it as formally remaining the capital until the Imperial Court and central government moved to Tokyo in 1869. From the Heian-kyō article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Édouard Balladur. Édouard Balladur 70 · Heian-kyō 65 · Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja 61 · List of presidents of FIFA 57 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It remained the seat of the Imperial Court for most of the following millennium.
- Japanese historical reference works treat it as formally remaining the capital until the Imperial Court and central government moved to Tokyo in 1869.
- Heian-kyō was a planned rectangular city laid out on a grid based on the planning principles of Chinese imperial capitals, particularly Chang'an, the capital of Tang dynasty China.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heian-kyō article was read about 98,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Heian-kyō
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heian-kyō (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wikiwikiyarou, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
