Feudal Japan- Rachel Cameron

  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to

    feudal Japan

  • yoritomo becomes shogun
    Jan 1, 1192

    yoritomo becomes shogun

    Yoritomo was the military leader became the Shogun of Bakufu, he authorize a military capital in Kamakura.
  • first Zen temple is shofukuji
    Jan 1, 1195

    first Zen temple is shofukuji

    Shofukuji was composed in 1195 by a monk named Eisai, the creator of the Zen.
  • First Mongol invasion of Japan
    Jan 1, 1274

    First Mongol invasion of Japan

    From the port of Masan in southern Korea. In Japan in 1274, the Mongols and their subjects attacked the Japanese.
  • Mongols invade a seccond time
    Jan 1, 1281

    Mongols invade a seccond time

    The second Yuan invasion was about to hit Japan. The Samurai got courage by praying to Hachiman for help.
  • Takauji becomes shogun
    Jan 1, 1336

    Takauji becomes shogun

    Takauji became shogun in Kyoto in 1336.Takauji did not support the Emperor and so betrayed Emperor Go-Daigo to become the most powerful figure in Japan. The emperor was only a figurehead.
  • The first Portuguse traders arrived
    Jan 1, 1542

    The first Portuguse traders arrived

    The first Portuguse traders arrived in Japan.
  • Portuguse introduced firearms
    Jan 1, 1543

    Portuguse introduced firearms

    Firearms were introduced to the Japanese by the Portuguse.
  • Saint Francis Xavier arrives in Japan
    Jan 1, 1549

    Saint Francis Xavier arrives in Japan

    The Saint Francis Xavier arrived in Japan from Spain. Francis spread the Christian message throughout Japan.
  • Oda Nobunaga permits Christian missionary work
    Jan 1, 1568

    Oda Nobunaga permits Christian missionary work

    Oda Nobunaga allowes Christian missionary work to start. Oda Nobunaga takes control of civil authority.
  • Christian Daimyo sends samurai envoy to Vatican.
    Jan 1, 1582

    Christian Daimyo sends samurai envoy to Vatican.

    Christian Daimyo sends samurai envoy to Vatican in Rome. Akechi tock over Japan and murdered the shogun.
  • Toyotom Hideyoish prohibited Christianity and explled Jesuit missionaries from Japan as potentally seditious

    Toyotom Hideyoish prohibited Christianity and explled Jesuit missionaries from Japan as potentally seditious

    Toyotom Hideyoish prohibited Christianity and explled Jesuit missionaries from Japan as potentally revolting against the government.
  • Hideyoshi's army invades Korea

    Hideyoshi's army invades Korea

    The first of two invasions of Korea took place in 1592.
  • first offical persecution in Japan

    first offical persecution in Japan

    first offical persecution in Japan
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu expels Christian missionaries and outlaws Christianity

    Tokugawa Ieyasu expels Christian missionaries and outlaws Christianity

    Because leyasu was scared that ideals of Christianity so he expelled all the Portuguese and Spanish missionaries, among them Joao Rodrigues.
  • Portuguse traders banned from Japan

    Portuguse traders banned from Japan

    The Portuguse were banned from trading with Japan. Japanese people were not allowed to travel overseas of the death penelty was imposed.
  • Relaxation of the ban on importation of foreign books

    Relaxation of the ban on importation of foreign books

    Foreign books were allowed back into Japan.
  • Commodore perry and US Navy enter Uraga Bay

    Commodore perry and US Navy enter Uraga Bay

    Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Uraga in Tokyo Bay and asked that Japan open itself to foreign trade in 1853.