The Byodo-in temple (near Kyoto) is inaugurated by emperor Fujiwara Yorimichi
Sep 22, 1068
Emperor Gosanjo overthrows the Fujiwara clan
Sep 22, 1087
Emperor Shirakawa abdicates and becomes a Buddhist monk, the first of the "cloistered emperors" (insei)
Sep 22, 1156
Taira Kiyomori defeats the Minamoto clan and seizes power, thereby ending the "insei" era
Sep 22, 1175
Shinran introduces the Jodo (Pure Land) school of Buddhism
Sep 22, 1181
The famine kills hundreds of thousands of people
Sep 22, 1185
Taira is defeated (Gempei War) and Minamoto Yoritomo of the Hojo clan seizes power, becoming the first shogun of Japan, while the emperor (or "mikado") becomes a figurehead
Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
The Buddhist monk Saicho (Dengyo Daishi) introduces the Tendai school
The monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) introduces the Shingon (Tantric) school
Kukai founds the monastery of Mount Koya, near Kyoto
The emperor forbids contacts with China
Emperor Seiwa begins the rule of the Fujiwara clan
First "monogatari"
Period: to Jan 1, 1185
Heian Period Timespan
This is the timespan of the Shogunate Japan, Heian Period.
