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Feb 2, 1192
Yoracoto is appointed shogun
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Jun 3, 1195
First Zen temple
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Jul 15, 1253
First school of Buddhism
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Nov 19, 1274
Mongolia invade Japan
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Jun 3, 1542
first portuguese and Christians arrive
First Christian missionaries arrive, and the first Portuguese traders arrive. -
Dec 4, 1549
Saint Francis Zavier arrives in Japan
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May 30, 1568
Nokunaga permits Christian missionaries
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Feb 1, 1582
Christian Daimyo sends samurai envoy to vaticon
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Toyotami Hideyoshi
Toyotami Hideyoshi prohibited Christianity and expelled the Japanese missionaries -
The first prececution of Christians in Japan
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Battle of Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasa defeats the Hideyori loyalists and secures full political control of Japan. -
Commodore Perry and US Navy enter Uraga Bay
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Tokugawa Shogunate
Fall of the Togugawa Shogunate and restoration of medieval power. -
Master Saicho's introduction
Master Saichos introduced chinese TienTai Buddhism into Japan, where it became known as Tendai Buddhism.