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The capital of Japan was Nara, a town next to Kyoto. Buddhist temples were built to protect the emperor's status. Relationships started building with China.
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Known as the Golden Age of Japan, the culture was rapidly influenced by China, and the nation was led by Kyoto.
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At the end of the Heian Era, a national civil war broke between the Taira and Minamoto clans. The Minamoto emerge victorious and would establish Kamakura shogunate in 1185. -
Powerful military families, known as daimyos, ruled different parts of Japan
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Minamoto no Yoritomo, a powerful solider from a military family, founds the feudal system of shogunates in 1193. He became the first shogun and controlled the daimyos and politics, having the same respect with the emperor. His family ruled from Kamakura, a city not far away from Tokyo.
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The Ashikaga clans become the next line of shoguns and rules Japan. They move the capital to Kyoto.
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Many powerful political families, known as daimyos, started fighting among themselves to have power and respects from the shogun and the emperor. This led Japan being separated into many provinces and a century-long brutal conflicts which ended with the shogun uniting all the daimyo to retain peace in 1567. -
Being the final years of Medieval Japan, the period started after the end of the Warring States Era, and the country was united under a military government. The Medieval Era was over.
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Also known as the Edo Period, the Tokugawa clan became the next lines of shogun and ruled Japan. The clan now created a new military soldiers called samurai, which acted as guards to daimyos, the shogun and the emperor. Farmers, craftsmen and merchants were important business in the nation, and the capital city was moved to Edo, which is now called Tokyo.