Ancient Japan

  • 500

    Buddhism Began in India

  • 552

    Buddhism is introduced to Japan

  • 552

    Mahayana arrived in Japan

  • Mar 3, 604

    Prince Shotoku issued a set of guidlines called the Seventeen Articles

  • Mar 2, 607

    Construction begins on oldest 5 story pagoda

  • Mar 3, 645

    The future emperor Tenchi created the Taika Reforms

  • Mar 3, 710

    Goverment Builds Chinese style capital

  • Mar 3, 1000

    Samurai code starts to be developed

  • Mar 3, 1180

    Civil war in Japan

  • Mar 2, 1185

    Aristocrat rule ends

  • Mar 3, 1185

    Minamoto Yoritomo came to power

  • Mar 3, 1192

    The first Shogon was apointed

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun

  • Samurai code is finished

  • Emporer was restnored to power

  • Prince Shotoku takes control over Japan

  • Prince Shotoku's rule ends

  • Hiragana Writing Develops

  • Hiragana Writing ends

  • Aristocrat rule starts