-
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