Medival Timeline By puppylove13 500 Buddist priests from Korea visited Japan Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1200 Medival Timeline 552 Buddism Is Introduced to Japan Nov 26, 604 Prince Shotoku issed a set of guidelines called The Seventeen Articles Constitution Jun 5, 607 Contruction of the Oldest Surviving Five-Storied Pagoda Begins Oct 31, 607 Prince Shotoku sent an offical representative to the Chinese court Sep 12, 645 THe future emperor Tenchi created the Taika Reforms May 19, 1180 There was a civil war in Japan Jul 11, 1185 Minamoto Yoritomo seized power in Japan Jan 1, 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo took the title of shogun Nov 17, 1192 The First Shogun is Appointed Dec 30, 1200 Women could become ssamurai warriors Mar 2, 2022 Hiragana Writing Developing Begins Mar 2, 2022 Hiargana Writing Developing Ends Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku Becomes Ruler of Japan Mar 2, 2022 Aristocrates lead a golden age of culture during the Heian period Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese invented a writing system called Kana Mar 2, 2022 Emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian-kyo Mar 2, 2022 The emperor stopped working on the capital city Nagaoka Mar 2, 2022 Fujiwara Michinaga becomes leader of Japan Mar 2, 2022 Fujiwara married within the royal family Mar 2, 2022 Buddhist priests of Nara gained a great deal of influence over the Japanese court