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Period: Jan 1, 710 to Jan 1, 794
Nara period
The Nara Period was the first permanent capital in Japan. This was ruled by an emperor that was a figurehead with small political power as of a imperial city. -
Jan 1, 715
Genmai become the Empress of Nara period
Genmai was the 43rd monarch of Japan, she was the daughter of Gemmyo. -
Jan 1, 749
Koken becomes the Empress
Koken has ruled twice as an Empress (749-758) and 764-770 as Shotoku. Her lover was a Buddhist priest Dokyo which gained a lot of political influence. -
Jan 1, 784
Capital city moves to Nagaoka
The original capital city, Nara, is changed to Nagaoka which is approximately 49 kilometres away from Nara which is in the province of Yamashiro. -
Period: Jan 1, 794 to Jan 1, 1185
Heian period
Emperor Kammu creates a capital city Heian (which is now known as Kyoto). This used to be Nara until the Emperor wanted to move his capital to the present-day Kyoto. -
Dec 1, 946
First titular reign in Japan
Murakami became the first titular emperor in Japan.This meant that even if he was an emperor, he doesn't have as much power of Japan. -
Jan 1, 1051
Former Nine Years War
This is the war between the Minamoto clan and the Abe clan. During the battle between both clans, Minamoto's father died, leaving the himself and his forces to defeat Abe's clan. In the beginning,Minamoto's clan was losing however after reinforcements by another clan, they set ablaze the nemesis' fortress which led to Abe to surrender. -
Jan 1, 1180
Genpai War
The Genpai war was a feud between the Taira and Minamato clan. After the war, the Taira clan fell and the Kamakura shogunate established. -
Period: Jan 1, 1185 to Jan 1, 1333
Kamakura period
Yoritomo became the new head for the government with Kamakura becoming the capital. From here, Shoguns took power of Japan even though the Emperor and the royal family was still on the throne. -
Jan 2, 1274
Invasions by Mongols
Kublai Khan was a Mongolian that sent 900 ships and 40000 men to invade Japan but they were defeated, but came back with 4400 ships and 140 000 men in 1281. Unfortuantely, he lost the battle and had only 70 000 men that survived. -
Jan 1, 1293
Tsunami and Earthquake Hits Japan
In 1293, a tsunami followed by an earthquake hit Japan leaving a death toll of more than 20,000 people. -
Jan 1, 1318
Civil war
Mongols fought with Japan causing a higher tax and lower rewards for brave warriors. As of this, a protest against the shoguns started. Go- Daigo became the new emperor in 1318 after he wanted to gain imperial control over Japan. -
Period: Jan 1, 1333 to Jan 1, 1568
Muromachi Period
Ashikagu proclaims himself as a shogun and made Kyoto the base for a new government. He found it very hard to get the loyalty of protectors of provinces (Shugo) as he didn't have enough wealth and/or lands. -
Jan 1, 1338
Ashikaga becomes a shogun
He was the person that built a new government in Kyoto though it didn't have enough lands and wealth to get loyalty from the shugos. Ashikaga tried to bring harmony between the courts and shoguns as well as weakening the power that a shugo has over the country. -
Sep 1, 1543
Nanban trade
During the late months of 1543, three Portuguese travelers arrive in Japan in a Chinese ship that was off track. As they wanted to trade, the three Portuguese people returned back to Japan in 1545 to trade firearms and other goods. -
Jan 1, 1568
Oda Nobunaga
Nobunaga become one of the most powerful daimyo known in the Japanese history from a low ranked samurai. Even though in 1568 he made Ashikaga a shogun after Ashikaga proclaimed himself one. Just because Ashikaga was a shogun, it was mostly Oda Nobunaga that made the decisions. -
Period: Jan 1, 1568 to
Azuchi-Monoyama period
Nobunaga was a low ranking samurai who quickly upgraded into one of the most strong lords (daimoyo). During 1568CE, he kidnapped Kyoto and made Ashikaga the shogun though Nobunaga made most of the decisions instead of him. -
Jan 1, 1582
Nobunaga dies
When Nobunaga dies, he has defeated and conquered more than a third of Japan which emphasises his power. He was known to be very sordid for burying his 20 000 alive enemies. -
Avenge of Nobunaga's death and more
Hideyoshi was one of the generals of Nobunaga who avenged his death. When he wanted to become a shogun, the Emperor rejected it just because he was a peasant but even though he didn't become a shogun, Toyotomi had great power. -
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Tokugawa period
After Ieyasu was named a shogun, he destroyed Hideyori's base in Osaka and made him the most powerful warlord in Japan. This led to him to 'reign' Japan and he was the first Tokugawa shogun to rule for the next 250 years. -
Win over Hideyori
In 1603, Hideyori lost the battle between Ieyasu after he lost his castle in Osaka. Ieyasu became one of the most powerful warlord in Japan and the first fifteen Tokugawa shoguns -
Tokugawa obtains power
Tokugawa became a shogun in 1603 where he obtained power over Japan in Edo. As of his power, he held captive his enemies that were defeated and made the Emperor have no power over anything. -
Tokugawa is thrown off
In 1867, Tokugawa the shogun was overthrown by Emperor Mutsuhito. This ends the period of Tokugawa and starts the new Meiji period
