Samurai

Medieval Japan

By L.S.P!
  • Beginning of Medieval Japan
    Jan 1, 1185

    Beginning of Medieval Japan

  • Period: Sep 23, 1185 to Jan 1, 1333

    Kamukara Shognate

    Government capital moved to Kamakura.
    Power begun transferring from Emperor to Shogun.
    Brought political stability.
    Buddhism spread, art and culture thrived.
  • 1st Mongol Invasion
    Jan 1, 1274

    1st Mongol Invasion

    Japanese refused to pay tribute to China.
    Mongols were lead by Kublai Khan.
    Mongol ships stopped by typhoon.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1336 to Jan 1, 1573

    Muromachi Period

    Ashikaga Shoguns contolled Japan.
    Daimyo lords fought eachother, peasants rebelled and the economy collapsed.
  • Period: Sep 23, 1467 to Sep 23, 1477

    Onin War

    Civil war, beginning due to a rivalry between a reprentitive of the Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa and landowner Yamana Mashito.
  • Period: Sep 23, 1467 to Sep 23, 1568

    Age of the warring states

    Begun with the Onin War.
  • Christianity Comes To Japan
    Sep 23, 1549

    Christianity Comes To Japan

    Francis Xavier indroduces Christianity to Japan.
  • Battle of Sekigahara

    Battle of Sekigahara