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450
Japan has contact with China
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550
Buddhism, Confucianism and Chinese writing are adopted
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Jan 1, 710
The imporial coart is established at Nara
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Jan 1, 1192
Yoritomo becomes shogun; Japan is ruled by a military style government; the Mongols invade japan
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Jan 1, 1333
Japan is briefly under imporial rule
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Jan 1, 1336
First contact with Europeans
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Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese traders arrive in japan
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Jan 1, 1576
The shogunless period begins
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Japan closes its door to the west; military rule
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Heian period begins – a time of cultural and artistic development
