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Period: Jan 1, 700 to
Japan Under The Shoguns
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Period: Jan 1, 1180 to Jan 1, 1185
Genpi War
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Period: Jan 1, 1185 to Jan 1, 1333
Kamakura Period
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control. -
Jan 1, 1252
Great buddha statue installed at kamakura
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Period: Jan 1, 1274 to Jan 1, 1281
unsuccessful attempts to invade japan
The mongol armies have some unsuccessful attempts to invade japan -
Period: Jan 1, 1336 to Jan 1, 1573
Muromachi Period
Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns -
Jan 1, 1397
Kinkaku-ji
Golden Pavillion is built -
Period: Jan 1, 1467 to Jan 1, 1568
Age of Warring States
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Period: Jan 1, 1467 to
Onin War
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Jan 1, 1549
Christianity
Francis xavier introduces Christianity to Japan -
Period: Jan 1, 1568 to
Azuchi-Momoyama Period
Toyotomi Hideyoshi persecutes Christians. Increase in foreign trade -
Battle of Sekigahara
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Period: to
Edo Period
Japan under military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-no-ko-sho 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
Genkoru period
Genkoru period brings a flourishing of urban culture -
Commadore perry first visits from the us
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Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown and Emperor Meiji is restored to power -
Period: to
Boshin War
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Emperor's Court moves
Emperor's Court moves from Nara to Heian-kyo (Modern-day Kyoto) -
Kyomizu-dera
Pure Water Temple was Constructed -
Period: to Jan 1, 1185
Heian Period
Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political. Flowering of art and literature, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samurai military class. The Pillow Book is written by sei shonagon. The Tale of Genjiis written ny Murasaki Shikibu.
