Shogun

Japan Intro

By Atlas Carr
  • 710

    The First Capital

    The first capital is established in Nara
  • 794

    Heian Period

    The start of the Heian period
  • 1185

    First Shogun

    Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
  • 1467

    Warring states period

    Beginning of the Warring states period
  • 1543

    Contact of Japan and Europe

    first contact between Japanese and Europeans and beginning of trade
  • 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period

    the Azuchi-Momoyama period begins

  • Tokugawa Shogunate

    the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate

  • The Sakoku

    the sakoku (“locked country”) period begins

  • Arrival of US

    the arrival of the United States navy fleet commanded by Matthew Perry

  • Meiji Restoration

    The Meiji Restoration/Political revolution