Timeline: Shogunate Timeline

1185

Kamakura Time Period

The time period of the Kamakura was 1185- 1333. During this period the Genpei War took place in Japan between Taira and Minamoto. The period was named after a coastal town Kamakura due to the town being the base for Minamoto during the war. In 1185, the

1185

Kamakura : Battle of Dannoura

1185

Kamakura : Genpei War

1232

Kamakura : New law code, Joei Code

1249

Kamakura : Hikitsukeshu is formed

1336

Muromachi Time Period

The Muromachi period lasted from 1336 - 1573. The Muromachi period occurred only three years after the Kamakura period which was a shock to the Japanese. The period observed substantial cultural development within the Japanese. During the time of 1350-1352 a war broke out with Ashikaga and his brother, Takauji. The war was vicious and brutal and had bad outcomes for Ashikaga. The Muromachi period ended due to the termination of Ashikaga which was played out by Oda Nobunaga.

1338

Kamakura : Ashikaga is the new Shogun of Japan

1401

Muromachi : Japan joins China's Ming Dynasty

1473

Muromachi : Ryoanji becomes a Buddhism temple

1543

Muromachi : First European contact with Japan occurs

1568

Muromachi : Oda Nobunaga seizes Kyoto

1573

Muromachi : Oda Nobunaga kills Ashikaga

1603

Tokugawa/ Edo : Tokugawa leyasu makes himself Shogun of Japan

1603

Tokugawa Time Period

The Tokugawa period, also commonly known as the Edo period was a time in Japanese history when there was political stability and it was a time of internal peace for the Japanese. This time period was under the surveillance of Tokugawa Ieyasu. There was economic growth in the communities of Japan which further influenced the Japanese agriculture.

1616