japan year 8 timeline

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  • the first capital is established at Nara
    710

    the first capital is established at Nara

    the capital of japan is created.
  • the start of the Heian period.
    794

    the start of the Heian period.

    the period when Buddhism was at its height.
  • Monamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of japan
    1185

    Monamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of japan

    the first feudal lord of japan.
  • beginning of the warring states period
    1467

    beginning of the warring states period

    the different states start warring.
  • the first contact with Europe.
    1543

    the first contact with Europe.

    the first contact between japan and europe, the beginning of trade between them.
  • the Azuchi-Momoyama period begins.
    1573

    the Azuchi-Momoyama period begins.

  • the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate.

    the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate.

  • the Sakoku period begins

    the Sakoku period begins

    a period where Japan was a locked country.
  • the arrival of the us navy

    the arrival of the us navy

    us navy arrived at japan, commanded by Matthew Perry.
  • the Meiji restoration

    the Meiji restoration

    an event that restored imperial rule over japan.