Year 8 HASS - Shogun Japan Timeline Task (Daya Devin)

By ddevi2@mybce.catholic.edu.au
  • Introduction of Zen Buddhism
    792

    Introduction of Zen Buddhism

    A new branch of Buddhism that influenced the samurai's focus on discipline and meditation.
  • Rise of the Samurai Class
    1185

    Rise of the Samurai Class

    Samurai became the dominant warrior class, holding power and social prestige.
  • Minamoto no Yoritomo Becomes First Shogun
    1190

    Minamoto no Yoritomo Becomes First Shogun

    Established Japan's first military government and began the Shogunate system.
  • 1274

    The Mongol Invasions of Japan

    Mongol Forces tried to invade Japan, but were defeated partly due to 'divine winds'.
  • 1336

    Ashikaga Shogunate Begins

    Ashikaga Takauji took power, marking anew Shogunate after the fall of Kamakara rules.
  • 1467

    Onin War and the start of the Sengoku period.

    A civil war between powerful daimyo that lunged Japan into chaos for over 100 years
  • 1549

    Arrival of Christian Missionaries (Francis Xavier)

    Christianity was introduced to Japan, leading to cultural exchange and later suppression.
  • 1582

    Oda Nobunaga Unifies much of Japan

    Powerful warlord who began Japan's unification using advanced military tactics.

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Began the Tokugawa Shogunate, a time of peace, order, and isolation.
  • Period: to

    Bushido Code Becomes Central to Samurai Life

    The samurai code of honor and loyalty guided behavior and social expectations

  • Sakoku - Japan's Isolation Policy

    Jaan closed itself off to foreign contact, banning Christianity and trade with most nations.

  • Opening of Japan (End of Isolation)

    Western Nations forced Japan to open trade, leading to the fall of the Shogunate