Japan under the Shoguns

By mwainwright
  • Period: Jul 23, 700 to

    Japan under the shoguns

  • Period: Jul 23, 1180 to Jul 23, 1185

    genpei War

  • Period: Jul 24, 1185 to Jul 24, 1333

    KAMAKURA PERIOD- Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control.

  • Jul 23, 1252

    Great Buddha statue is installed at Kamakura

  • Jul 23, 1274

    Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Jul 23, 1281

    Unsuccessful attempt by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Period: Jul 24, 1336 to Jul 24, 1573

    MUROMACHI PERIOD- Japan under military control of the Asshikaga shoguns

  • Jul 23, 1397

    Kinkaku- ji (golden pavilion) is built

  • Period: Jul 23, 1467 to Jul 23, 1477

    Onin War

  • Period: Jul 24, 1467 to Jul 24, 1568

    Age of the warring states

  • Jul 23, 1549

    Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan

  • Period: Jul 24, 1568 to

    AZUCHI- MOMOYAMA PERIOD- Toyotomi Hideyoshi persecutes Christians. Increase in foreign trade

  • Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    EDO PERIOD- Japan under military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-no-ko-sho organisation od society. Policy of national seclusion isolates Japan from 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.

  • Period: to

    Boshin War

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

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

  • Kyomizu- Dera ( pure water temple) is constructed.

  • Period: to Jul 23, 1185

    HEIAN PERIOD _ Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its politcal power

  • Period: to Jul 24, 1185

    HEIAN PERIOD- Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political power, Flowering of art and literature, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise od samurai military class. The 'Pillow' book is written by Sei Shonagon. The tale od Genji is