a permanent court was established in Nara, which witnessed seven successive Emperors over the next 77 years.
Period: 710 to 784
The Nara period
752
Buddism started to flourish, there were lots of temples put up and it influenced the way they live
794
the capital was moved to Heiankyo (present-day Kyoto)
Period: 794 to 1185
The Heian Period
1100
The warring period
1185
the Genji clan emerged victorious in battles with the Heike clan, Yoritomo, the head of the Genji clan, established a military government in a fishing village
Period: 1185 to 1333
The Kamakura Period
1190
The samurai followed a Zen Buddhism lifestyle
1336
a new feudal government was established at Muromachi in Kyoto