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Medieval Japane timeline

By ShokoR01
  • 710

    First poetry written in Japanese

  • Period: 710 to 784

    Nara

    Nara is the capital of Japan’s Nara Prefecture, in south-central Honshu. The city has significant temples and artwork dating to the 8th century, when it was Japan’s capital
  • 794

    New emperor established in kytoto

  • 794

    Warlords became powerful

  • Period: 794 to 1156

    Heian (Kyoto)

    The heain Shrine was a shrine in Kyoto dedicated the first and last emperors who ruled from the city.
  • 1000

    First Japanese novel

  • Period: 1185 to 1338

    Kamakuru bafuku

    The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military government that ruled from 1185 to 1333. The heads of the government were the shoguns.
  • 1200

    Zen budanism introduced

  • 1265

    First monogal invasion

  • 1281

    Second monogal invasion

  • Period: 1338 to

    Ashikaga shogunate

    The Ashikaga shogunate also known as the Muromachi shogunate was a dynasty originating from one of the plethora of Japanese daimyōs which governed Japan from 1338 to 1573.
  • 1543

    First Portuguese traitors

  • Period: 1543 to

    Wearing period

    Originally, "kimono" was the Japanese word for clothing. But in more recent years, the word has been used to refer specifically to traditional Japanese clothing. Kimonos as we know them today came into being during the Heian period (794-1192).

  • Kabuki theater

  • Period: to

    Tokugawa shogunate

    The Tokugawa shogunate, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.

  • Hemeji castle finished

  • Major period of building castle

  • Major period of building castle finished

  • Closing ports to foreign ships

  • Russian request for parts denied

  • Treaty with USA