Feudal Japan

Start of the Warring States period

400

The Warring States period also known as the Era of Warring States, is a period in ancient China following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the victory of the state of Qin in 221 BC, creating a unified China under the Qin Dynasty. Most of this period coincides with the second half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, although the Chinese sovereign (king of Zhou) was merely a figurehead.

Minamato clan seizes power in the emperor’s name

Sep 11, 1192

In time, much of the imperial family's own income would be drawn from its own shoen (allowing for an increasingly comfortable lifestyle). This practice laid the framework for what would in time become the Japanese version of feudalism.

Goseibai Shikimoku legal code established

Sep 14, 1232

The Goseibai Shikimoku or the Formulary of Adjudications was the legal code of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, promulgated by third shikken Hōjō Yasutoki in 1232. It is also called Jōei Shikimoku after the era name.

Firearms arrive in Japan

Jan 1, 1270

While there have been firearms in Japan as early as the 16th century, the use of firearms in battle actually came late to the Japanese. They were adopted during the Meiji Reformation in the late 1860s/early1870s. They were introduced by China,

First Mongol invasion.

Apr 11, 1274

The Khan was willing to go to war as early as 1268 after having been rebuffed twice, but found that his empire did not have the resources to provide him with a sufficient navy at that time. With the Mongol entry into the Korean court by marriage of the Korean crown prince to Kublai Khan's daughter, a mass construction of ships began in Korea's south-eastern shores, while the Mongols continued to demand surrender.

Second Mongol Invasion

Jan 1, 1281

In the spring of 1281, the Mongols sent two separate forces. An impressive force of 900 ships containing 40,000 Korean, Chinese, and Mongol troops set out from Masan, while an even larger force of 100,000 sailed from southern China in 3,500 ships. The Mongols' plan called for an overwhelming coordinated attack from the combined imperial Yuan fleets. The Chinese fleet of the Yuan was delayed by difficulties in provisioning and manning the large number of ships they had. Their Korean fleet set sai

Emperor Go-Daigo overthrows the Kamakura government

Sep 14, 1331

Go-Daigo, in full Go-daigo Tennō, personal name Takaharu (born Nov. 26, 1288, Kyōto—died Sept. 19, 1339, Mount Yoshino, south of Nara, Japan), emperor of Japan (1318–39), whose efforts to overthrow the shogunate and restore the monarchy led to civil war and divided the imperial family into two rival factions

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Jan 1, 1368

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu proclaimed the shotgun. In effect of this he became an inner minister, later advancing to minister of the state.

Minamoto Clan

Mar 2, 2022

Minamoto was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian Period (794–1185 AD), although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku Era.