Japan Under The Shoguns

By golino
  • Jul 16, 1180

    Gempei War Starts

  • Jul 16, 1185

    Gempei War Ends

  • Period: Jul 27, 1185 to Jul 27, 1333

    Kamukura Period

    Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control.
  • Jul 16, 1252

    Great Buddha statue installed

    Great buddha statue is installed at Kamakura
  • Jul 16, 1274

    Unsuccessful events attempted byMongol

    Mongol had unsuccessfully invaded Japan with their armies.
  • Jul 16, 1281

    Mongol invaded Japan again and failed

    Mongol once again attempted to invade Japan with their armies but failed again.
  • Period: Jul 27, 1336 to Jul 27, 1573

    Muromachi Perod

    Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns.
  • Jul 17, 1397

    Kinkaku-ji is built

    The Kinkaku (Golden Pavillion) is built.
  • Jul 16, 1467

    Onin War begins

  • Period: Jul 27, 1467 to Jul 27, 1568

    Age of the warring states

  • Jul 16, 1477

    Onin War Ends

  • Jul 17, 1549

    Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan

  • Period: Jul 17, 1568 to

    Toyotomi Kideyoshi persecutes Christians

    There was also a increase in foreign trade.

  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period

  • Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    Edo Period

    Japan under military control of the shoguns.
    Christians were persecuted.
    Shi-no0ko0sho 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

  • The Tokugawa shongate is overthrown

    Aswell as the Tokugawa shongate being overthrown, Emepror Meiji was restored back to his power.

  • Boshin War Begins

  • Boshin War Ends

  • Emperor's court moves from Nara to Helion-kyo

    Modern-day Kyoto

  • Kyomizu-dera

    Pure Water Temple is constructed
  • Period: to Jul 17, 1185

    Heran Period

    Noble Fujiwara family was at the height of its political power.
    Flowering of art and literature especially poetry.
    They used phonetic kana scripts.
    The rise of samurai military class.
    The Pillo Book was writeen by Sei Shonagon.
    The tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu.