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East Meets West in Japan - Fall of Shogunate Japan

By cheryl.key
  • Period: Jan 1, 1540 to

    Contact with the West

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Portuguese merchants arrive in Japan

    Portuguese merchants arrive in Japan
  • Jan 1, 1549

    St Francis Xavier Christian missionary arrives

    St Francis Xavier Christian missionary arrives

  • 26 martyrs Christian missionaries and converts executed in Japan

    26 martyrs Christian missionaries and converts executed in Japan

  • Christian converts fight against Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Christian converts fight against Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu

  • Japanese isolation Portuguese ships banned from Japan and traders executed. Only the Dutch are allowed to stay

    Japanese isolation Portuguese ships banned from Japan and traders executed. Only the Dutch are allowed to stay

  • Commodore Matthew Perry USA arrives in Japan seeking trade

    Commodore Matthew Perry USA arrives in Japan seeking trade

  • Commodore Perry returns to sign treaty

    Commodore Perry returns to sign treaty

  • Nagasaki Naval training Centre established with Dutch naval officers

    Nagasaki Naval training Centre established with Dutch naval officers

  • End of the Shogun rule and Emperor Meiji becomes ruler of Japan - Meiji restoration

    End of the Shogun rule and Emperor Meiji becomes ruler of Japan - Meiji restoration