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Medieval Japan from the arrival of Europeans

By boyswizzle
  • European Merchants arrive in Japan
    Jan 1, 1543

    European Merchants arrive in Japan

  • Christian Missionaries convert japanese
    Feb 12, 1549

    Christian Missionaries convert japanese

    Christian missionaries from portugese background try and covert the native Japenese people. (They convert more than 300,000 japanese people)
  • The civil war in Japan
    Feb 12, 1560

    The civil war in Japan

    The war in Japan was still going on between the most powerful remaining clans.(daimyo)
  • Nabunaga had control
    Feb 12, 1565

    Nabunaga had control

    Nabunaga the son of a samuri conqured almost a third of japan.
  • Nobunaga captures Kyoto
    Feb 12, 1568

    Nobunaga captures Kyoto

  • Nobunagu commits Suicide
    Feb 12, 1582

    Nobunagu commits Suicide

  • Hideyoshi becomes the most powerful shogun

    Hideyoshi becomes the most powerful shogun

  • Hideyoshi Dies

    Hideyoshi Dies

    Hideyoshi one of the most powerful diamyo dies but leaves four diaymo to take care of his son hidenori.
  • Battle of Sekigahara

    Battle of Sekigahara

    A battle at sekigahara on the southwest coast between Ieyasu and a rival daimyo was fierce, but Ieyasu won the day and soon will unify Japan.
  • The reunification of Japan

    The reunification of Japan

    the reunification of Japan is accomplished by three strong Daiymo, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the tokugawa shogunte, that governs for more than 250 years
  • Ieyasu Tokugawa

    Ieyasu Tokugawa

    Moves Japans centre of power from Kyoto to Edo. ( modern day Japan.)