In the early 8th century, the Taiho Ritsuryo (Taiho Code) - a fully-fledged system of law - was issued, and the Ritsuryo system (a system of centralized government based on the Ritsuryo code) was established.
8世紀初頭には、本格的な法典体系である大宝律令が公布され、中央集権的な律令制が布かれることとなった。