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Shogunate Japan Timline

By Z3US761
  • Genpei War Begins
    Jan 1, 1180

    Genpei War Begins

  • Genpei War Ended
    Jan 1, 1185

    Genpei War Ended

  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to Dec 31, 1333

    Kamakura Period

  • Great Buddha Statue of Kamakura Constructed
    Jan 1, 1252

    Great Buddha Statue of Kamakura Constructed

  • Mongol Empire Attempts to Invade Japan
    Jan 1, 1274

    Mongol Empire Attempts to Invade Japan

    They Failed.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1336 to Dec 31, 1573

    Muromachi Period

  • Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is Built
    Jan 1, 1397

    Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is Built

  • Onin War Begins
    Jan 1, 1467

    Onin War Begins

  • Age of the Warring States Starts
    Jan 1, 1467

    Age of the Warring States Starts

  • Onin War Ends
    Aug 6, 1477

    Onin War Ends

  • Christianity Intoduced to Japan by St Francis Xavier
    Aug 6, 1549

    Christianity Intoduced to Japan by St Francis Xavier

  • Age of the Warring States Ends
    Jan 1, 1568

    Age of the Warring States Ends

  • Period: Jan 1, 1568 to

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period

  • Battle of Sekigahara

    Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    Edo Period

  • Period: to

    Genroku Period

  • Commodore Perry, From the U.S Visits Japan for the first time

    Commodore Perry, From the U.S Visits Japan for the first time

  • Boshin War Begins

    Boshin War Begins

  • Tokugawa Shogunate is Overthrown

    Tokugawa Shogunate is Overthrown

    Emperor Meiji becomes Japan's 122nd emperor
  • Capital Moved From Heian-Kyo to Edo

    Capital Moved From Heian-Kyo to Edo

    Edo was renamed Tokyo
  • Boshin War Ends

    Boshin War Ends

    It's kind of wierd but the war continued even after the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown.
  • Emperor's Court Moves

    Emperor's Court Moves

    Capital is changed from Nara to Heian-Kyo (Modern Kyoto).
  • Kiyomizu-Dera (Pure Water Temple) Constructed

    Kiyomizu-Dera (Pure Water Temple) Constructed

  • Period: to

    Shogunate Era

    These are all not exact dates. Just the right years.
  • Period: to Dec 31, 1185

    Heian Period

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