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Nara is a small town close to Kyoto, and large Buddhist temples were built to protect the Emporor.
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A big cultural change that was strongly influenced by China.
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Japan is taken over by powerful military families
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The first warrior government was created. The Minamoto family ruled from Kamakura.
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The Ashikaga clan ruled as the shogun, they moved the capital of Kyoto in the Muromachi district.
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The final years of the Medieval Period, ended the 'Warring States' and medieval periods when 'three great unifiers' united the country.
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Japan is united under the Tokugawa clan and society is reorganized into four classes: samurai, farmers, craftsmen and merchants