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Minamoto Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He died in 1199, but ruled for 7 years before his death.
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In 1274, Kublai Khan attempted to conquer all of the Japanese islands, but failed in doing so.
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The 26 martyrs were tortured and killed on crosses outside Nagaski to discourage Christianity.
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The first Portugese traders arrived in Japan.
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The Portuguese brought over firearms to Japan in 1543.
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The First Portugese traders arrived in Japan in 1549 and the first Christian missionaries arrived.
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Christianity was banned and all people practicing the religion were persecuted.
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The Portugese trades were banned from Japan
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The Portuese traders were banished from Japan and banned from the country.
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Commodore Perry enters Uraga Bay to force Japan to sign an agreement that they stop alienating themsleves fro the rest of the world.
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794 was the year that the Heian period began. It lasted for 391 years until 1185. During the Heian period Buddhism reached its peak and Japanese culture started to blossom. The Heian peroid was named after the emerial capital, Kyoto.
