Omi Code

The Omi Code was a collection of governing rules compiled in 668 CE under Emperor Tenji, with Fujiwara no Kamatari overseeing its creation, and is regarded as the first collection of ritsuryo law in classical Japan. Consisting of 22 volumes and promulgated in the final year of Tenji's reign, the code itself does not survive and is known only from fragmentary references in later historical sources, since it is not mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, but it is credited with laying the groundwork for the later Asuka Kiyomihara Code of 689 and the Taiho Code of 701. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/