History

Stella Lester

19 December, 17:14

What was the central purpose of the Taika reforms of 646 in Japan?

A) To remake the Japanese monarch into an abolitionist Chinese-style emperor

B) To destroy Confucian scholar-gentry in favor of a military aristocracy

C) To increase the power of the Buddhist monastic structure

D) The destruction of the traditional peasant-conscript army