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500
Buddhism came to Japan
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Period: 500 to
Medieval Japan
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552
Mahayana arrived in Japan
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Mar 3, 604
The prince issued a set of guidelines called the Seventeen Article Constitution
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Mar 2, 700
Japan's imperial government looked like China
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Mar 2, 710
Japan's capital was built
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Mar 3, 1180
Civil War in Japan
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Mar 3, 1185
End of Heian Period
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Mar 3, 1185
Minamoto Yoritomo seized power
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Mar 3, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo took the title of shogun
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Mar 3, 1200
A monk found a popular form of Amida Buddhism
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The last of leaders, Tokugawa Ieyasu, began shogun
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Samurai were expected to be students of culture
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It took the final form in Bushido
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Emperor restored power
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Prince Shotoku became powerful
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Japan created Kana ("borrowed letters")
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Heian period began
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Fujiwara Michinaga started to lead Japan
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The emperor Kamma wanted to move the capital away from Nara
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Fujiwara married many of their young daughters