Japan

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  • 794

    Emperor's court moved from Nara to Heian-kyo

  • Period: 794 to 1184

    Heian Period

    Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political power. The flowering of art and literature, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samurai military class. The Pillow Book is written by Sei Shonagon. The Tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu.
  • 798

    Kiyomizu-dera (Pure Water Temple) is constructed.

  • Period: 1180 to 1185

    Genpei war

  • Period: 1185 to 1333

    Kamakura Period

    Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under
    military control.
  • 1252

    Great Buddha statue is installed at Kamakura.

  • 1274

    failed attempt by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • 1281

    failed attempt by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Period: 1336 to 1573

    Muromachi Period

    Japan under the military control of the Ashikaga shoguns.
  • 1397

    Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is built.

  • Period: 1467 to 1477

    Onin War

  • Period: 1467 to 1568

    Age of the warring states

  • 1549

    Francis Xavier introduced Christianity to Japan.

  • Period: 1568 to

    Azuchi-momoyama period

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi persecutes Christians. Increase in foreign
    trade

  • Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    Edo Period

    Japan under the military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-no-ko-sho organisation of society Policy of national seclusion isolates Japan from the rest of the world. Edo is the largest city in the world.
  • Period: to

    Genroku period brings a flourishing of urban culture.

  • Commodore Perry first visits from the US.

  • 1868 The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown. Emperor Meiji is restored to power.

  • Period: to

    Boshin War