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710
Capital of Japan Created
The first capital of Japan is created in the city of Nara. -
Period: 710 to 794
Nara period
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794
Capital of Japan is Changed
Emperor Kammu orders the capital to changed to Hein-Kyo which is the modern day Kyoto. It stays like this for the next 1000 years. -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian Period
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1185
Minamoto clan takes power
Minamoto clan seizes power and create a 'new capital city' Kamakura, and a series of shoguns rule for the next 700 years. -
Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura Period
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1274
Mongol army attack #1
The Mongal army attack and land on the island of Kyushu, only to fail. -
1281
Mongol Army Attacks Again
The Mongol army attacks a second time on Japan, landing on the island of Kyushu. It failed again. -
1333
No more Shoguns
Emperor Go-Daigo takes back from the Shogun period and is leader for a brief time. -
1337
Shoguns are back
Ashikaga Takauji seizes power and becomes the new Shogun. -
Period: 1337 to 1573
Muromachi Period
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1467
Civil War
A period of Civil war lasts about 100 years, begins in Japan against Warlords. -
Period: 1573 to
Azuchi-Momoyama Period
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First English Man to Step foot in Japan!
William Adams becomes the first Englishman to visit Japan. He becomes friends with Tokugawa Leyasu ( a future shogun ) and becomes a key adviser to him. -
Tokugawa Leyasu becomes Shogun
Tokugawa Leyasu becomes Shogun and establishes a base in Edo (JAPAN!!) and the Shogunate rules for the next 260 years. -
Period: to
Tokugawa or Edu Period
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New Policy of leaving the Country
Tokugawa introduces a new policy as Sakoku which means no one can enter or leave Japan. This stays as this rule until around 1853. -
new policy
A policy introduced to reduce the logging of trees. -
TImber Harvesting reduced
Timber harvesting in Japan reduced by 60 percent to let forests recover. -
Open Borders?
US Naval Traveller officer arrives in Japan to persuade the Japanese to open their borders to trade. -
Open Borders!
The Japanese put an end to the sakoku and open their borders to trade with the US. -
Last Shogun
Tokugawa Yoshinobu steps down and hands the power back to the Family of Emperor Meiji.