Japan

Japan History 710-1870 A.D.

By danul83
  • Period: Jan 1, 710 to

    710-1870 Significant Events in Japan

    A timeline containing many of the significant events in Japan.
  • Period: Jan 1, 710 to

    Nara Period

    Nara Period
  • Jan 1, 715

    Empress Gensho arrives

    Empress Gensho replaces Empress Gemmei
  • Jan 1, 1050

    Military Force Rises

    The samurai military force comes about.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to

    Medieval Period in Japan

  • Period: Jan 1, 1186 to Jan 1, 1336

    Kamakura Period

  • Jan 1, 1192

    Yoritomo became the first Shogun.

    The Shogun were military leaders.
  • Jan 1, 1239

    Tsunami hits Kamakura

  • Jan 1, 1331

    Emperor attempts to rid japan of the Shogunate

    Go-Daigo tried to overthrew shogunate rule in 1331, resulting in a civil war between competing northern and southern courts that finally ended in 1392. During this time, a class of strong regional lords called "daimyo" increased in power; their control lasted through the end of the Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa Shogunate, in 1868.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1534

    Ashikaga Period

  • Jan 1, 1392

    Civil war ends

  • Period: Jan 1, 1535 to

    Sengoku-Jidai: Period of War

  • Japan tries to conquer Korea.

  • Japan has another shot at Korea

  • The Tokugawa family of Shoguns take control

    The Tokugawa family of Shoguns took control of the government.

  • Tsunami hits Keichō Nankaido

  • Period: to

    Tokugawa Period

    Also known as the Edo period.

  • Getting rid of the Europeans

    The government forced all European traders except the Dutch to leave Japan.

  • Commodore Matthew C. Perry's four-ship squadron appears in Edo Bay

    Commodore Matthew C. Perry's four-ship squadron appeared in Edo Bay in July 1853, forcing japan to open itself to the outside world and begin trade.

  • Emperor Bans Contact with China

  • Emperor Shomu

    Emperor Shomu takes over from the old empress Gonshu

  • Tsunamis hits Sendai.

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1185

    Heian Period