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On this day in 1192, Yorimoto became Shogun. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.
Yorimotmo became shogun after battling and winning over the Taira clan. -
Blown off course during a storm, Portugese traders shipped wrecked near Tangeshima island off the sothern coast of Japan.
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The Europeans found Japan by accident. In 1542, two Portuguese sailors were shipwrecked and washed up on the shores of Tangeshima island on the sothern coast of Japan.
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In 1612, Japan closed their doors to the west.
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The Hiean peroid was a great peroid in modern Japanese history,in which an unprecedented peace and security passed over the land under the powerful rule of the Heian dynasty.
