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The warring states period began in 403 BC and ended in 221 BC. It resulted in the establishment of a complex bureaucracies and centralized governments as well as a clearly established legal system.
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In 1180-1185, the Minamoto clan seized power in the emporor's name. This lead to the Genpei war between the Tairo and Minamoto clans. The Tairo clan fell and this led to the establishment of Kamakura shogonate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192
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the goseibai shikimoku legal code established certain laws that enabled the Kamakura shogunate to act upon.
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The Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. He ruled from 1268 until 1394. This resulted in political stability for the Ashikaga shogunate.
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The mongols of Kublai khan tried to invade Japan but were stopped by a large typhoon or Kamakaze.
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The Mongols invaded Japan a second time in 1281. This time the Japanes were prepared and they were winning the battle when a typhoon once again drowned most of the Mongol attackers
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Emperor Go-Daigo overthrows the Kamakura government which reestablished the imperial rule for a short time.
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The rivalry between Northern and Southern Emperors Began in 1336 and lasted until 1392
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Firearms were brought to Japan in 1543 by people from Portugal. The weapons arrived by using the Nanban trade which was a Southern barbarian trade period.
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The Tokugawa shogunate was started by a man called Ieyasu Tokugawa. The shogunate lasted from 1603 until 1868 and the capitol was Edo which is now called Tokyo, Japan.