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A new branch of Buddhism that influenced the samurai’s focus on discipline and meditation.
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Emperor Kammu moved the imperial capital from Nara to Heian-kyo, now known as Kyoto.
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Samurai became the dominant warrior class, holding power and social prestige.
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A national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan.
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Established Japan’s first military government and began the shogunate system.
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Mongol forces tried to invade Japan but were defeated, partly due to “divine winds.”
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The Muromachi period of feudal Japan lasted from around 1336 AD to 1573 AD and was under the rule of the Muromachi shogunate.
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Ashikaga Takauji took power, marking a new shogunate after the fall of Kamakura rule.
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A civil war between powerful daimyō that plunged Japan into chaos for over 100 years.
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Christianity was introduced to Japan, leading to cultural exchange and later suppression.
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The Azuchi Momoyama period of feudal Japan lasted from around 1574 AD to 1600 AD, and it was a time when society became unified under the daimyō Oda Nobunaga.
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Powerful warlord who began Japan’s unification using advanced military tactics.
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Finished the unification process and implemented strict social rules.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in 1598 AD and a man named, Tokugawa Ieyasu, came to power.
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Japan closed itself off to foreign contact, banning Christianity and trade with most nations.
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Began the Tokugawa Shogunate, a time of peace, order, and isolation.
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The samurai code of honour and loyalty guided behaviour and social expectations.
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Western nations forced Japan to open trade, leading to the fall of the shogunate.