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Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of japan.He ruled from 1192 until 1199.
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Shofukji temple supposedly Japans oldest and first zen temple. built by zen master Yosai who founded the temple in 1195.
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From the port in masan in southern korea, the mongols and their subjects launched a step wise attack on japan in the autumn of 1274
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When the mongols invaded both times they were not successful losing up to 75% of their troops and supplies due to large storms.
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Askiaga Takauji was the founder and the first shogun of the Askiaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, begining the muromachi period of Japan and ended with his death in 1358.
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This was the Japanese's first contact with with the west after a portuguese ship off course arrived in japanese waters
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After being blown off course by a storm Portuguese traders shipwrecked near Tangeshima island. Intrigued by the portuguese firearms, the local Daiymo warlord bought to guns ordered his sword smith to make copies then asked the portuguese for shooting lessons.
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Saint Francis Xavier, a portuguese missionary, arrived in Japan. The Portuguese were the most successful Europeans in iniatting world trade argeements with the Japanese.
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he was the first daiymo ever to incorperate firearms in his battle strtegies but not only that he welcomed the christian jesuit missionaries to japn help.
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By 1582, Portuguese Jesuits, Catholic missionaries, and Dominicans reported 200, 000 people including many Japanese Daimyos and their families were converted tyo christianity.
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Japanese shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan and ordered all Christians to leave. Although the order was not immediately enforced. A decade later, the crackdown began, and 26 Christians were crucified.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshis sent an army to invade Korea after Korea refused to help him invade China. This set off a war that lasted 6 years.
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In 1597 Hideyoshi intensified the persecution in Japan. As a warning hed had 24 Christians arrested in kyoto amon them 19 Japanese and two young boys.
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To maintain political stability, Ieyasu issued the Christian Expulsion Edict prohibiting all Christian activity among Japanese.
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After the shimabara rebilion Iemitsu increaseingli saw christianity as a threat to the stability to Japan. Banned portuguese ships from Japans shores and expelled all foreingers.
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Ban lifted on the importation of foreign books and chinese translations (with the exception of books directly concerned with Christianity).
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American commodore Matthew Perry led an expedtion to open diplomatic and commercial realtions between Japan and the united states.
