Japan

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  • 150

    Honen shonin start the pure land sect of Buddhism

    Pure land is sect of Buddhism that is based upon the Pure Land sutras that were first bought to china around 150 CE.
  • Feb 23, 710

    capital city moved to Nara

    capital city moved to Nara
    The administration begin to trying to enforce the land tax system as implemented in the Taika reforms
  • Feb 23, 712

    Kojiki completed

    Kojiki completed
    It divided it by three scrolls: scroll 1 deals with heavenly myths. scrolls 2 deals with earthly relate to the first 15 (legendary) monarchs, and scroll 3 contains genealogical and anecdotal accounts of the Yamato monarchs from Nintoku through Suiko.
  • Feb 23, 725

    Shomu becomes emperor

    Shomu becomes emperor
    shomu becomes empeor
  • Feb 23, 736

    Kegon sect of buddhsim comes over China

    Kegon sect of buddhsim comes over China
    Kegon sect of Buddhism is introduced from china
  • Feb 25, 757

    Yoro codes become law

    Yoro codes are enacted. This replaces the Taiho Ritsuryo and are also based on Tang China laws
  • Feb 25, 794

    Capital city moved to Tokyo

    Traditionally, the home of emperor is consider the capital. From 794 through 1868, the emperor lived in Heian-kyo, modern day Kyoto. After 1868, the seat of government of Japan and the location of the emperor's home was moved to Tokyo.
  • Feb 25, 819

    Kukai established a monastery Mt Koya

    First settle in 819 by the monk Kukai Mt. koya primarily known as the world headquarters of the koyasan shingon sect of Japaneses Buddhism.
  • Jul 28, 1156

    Hogen incident

    was a short civil war fought in order to resolve a dispute about Japanese imperial succession. The dispute was also about the degree of control exercised by the Fujiwara clan who had become hereditary imperial regent during the Heian period.
  • Apr 25, 1185

    Taira defeated at Dannoura

    The Genji clan fleet led by Minamotono Yoshitsune, defeated the Taira clan fleet.