fuedal to modern japan

By s05987
  • gempei war
    Jan 1, 1185

    gempei war

    Minamoto Yoritomo of the the Hojo Clan seizes power.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to

    fuedal japan began and ended

  • buddhism introduced
    Jan 1, 1191

    buddhism introduced

    Rinzai Zen buddhism is introduced in japan by the monk Eisai of Kamakura
  • Jan 1, 1192

    The emperor appoints Yoritomo as shogun

  • yoritomo dies
    Jan 1, 1199

    yoritomo dies

  • mongols try to invade
    Jan 1, 1274

    mongols try to invade

    the mongols of Kublai Khan try to invade Japan but are repelled by 'kamikaze'
  • Jan 1, 1333

    emperor defeats kamakura shogunate

    restores imperial power and moves the capital to Muromachi (near kyoto)
  • civil war
    Jan 1, 1467

    civil war

    onin war erupts in Japan and is split among fuedal lords
  • introduced firewarms
    Jan 1, 1542

    introduced firewarms

    firewarms are introduced by a shipwrecked portugese
  • ends the civil war
    Jan 1, 1568

    ends the civil war

    The Daimyo Oda Nobunaga enters Kyoto and ends the civil war