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Horses introduced into Japanese warfare.
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Nara rule began with first permanent capital.
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Mongols invade Japan and after many years of fierce fighting, the Samurai defeat the Mongols. The Samurai then developed a stye of formation combat and depended more on the sword as a primary weapon in battle.
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Master swordsmen developed schools to teach their style of ken-jutsu.
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Portugese guns are introduced into Japan.
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Japan isolates itself from the resto of the world.
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Emperor Meiji declared a new law that ended the wearing of swords. The Samurai had lost their profession and their right to wear swords.
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The fall of the last samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion on September 24, 1878.
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