Shogun Japan

By Matthew Burbridge
  • Period: Jul 17, 1180 to Jul 17, 1185

    Genepi War

  • Jul 17, 1252

    Great Buddah

    Great Buddah statue is installed at Kamakura
  • Period: Jul 17, 1274 to Jul 17, 1281

    Mongol Armies

    Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan.
  • Period: Jul 17, 1336 to Jul 17, 1573

    Muromachi Period

    Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns.
  • Jul 17, 1397

    Kinkaku-ji

    Kinkaku-ji (goldon pavilion) is built.
  • Period: Jul 17, 1467 to Jul 17, 1477

    Onin War

    Onin War
  • Period: Aug 5, 1467 to Aug 5, 1568

    Age of Warring states

    Age of Warring states
  • Jul 17, 1549

    Francis Xavier

    Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan.
  • Period: Aug 5, 1568 to

    Azuchi-Momoyama

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi persucates Christians. Increase in foreign trade

  • Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    Edo Period

    Japan under military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-No-ko-sho organisation of society. Policy of national seculation isolates Japan from the rest of the world. Edo is the largest city in the world.
  • Period: to

    Genroku

    Genroku period brings a flourishing of urban culture

  • Commodore

    Commodore Perry first visits from the U.S

  • The Tokugawa

    The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown. Emperor Meiji is restored to power.
  • Period: to

    Boshin War

    Boshin War

  • Emperors court

    Emperors court moves from nara to Heian-kyo (modern-day Kyoto).

  • Kyomizu-dera

    Kyomizu-dera (pura Water Temple) is constructed.
  • Period: to Jul 17, 1185

    Helion period

    Noble Fujiwara family at the height of it's policital power. Flowering of art and literiture, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samuri military class. The pillow book is written by sei shonagon. The tale of genji is written by Murasaki shikibu.