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Period: Jan 1, 1185 to
Feudal Japan Timeline
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes shogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of japan.He ruled from 1192 until 1199. -
Jan 1, 1195
First Zen temple is Shofukuji
Shofukuji is alleged to be the first Zen temple in Japan and was founded by Eisai, brought Zen Buddhism from China, in 1195. -
Jan 1, 1247
First Mongol invasion of Japan
With the Mongol entry into the Korean court by marriage of the Korean crown prince to Kublai Khan's daughter, a mass construction of ships began in Korea's south-eastern shores while continuing to demand surrender. -
Jan 1, 1281
Mongols invade a second time
When the mongols invaded both times they were not successful losing up to 75% of their troops and supplies due to large storms. -
Jan 1, 1336
Takauji becomes shogun
Ashikaga Takauji (1305 - 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. -
Jan 1, 1542
The first Portuguese traders arrive
when a Portuguese ship off course arrived in Japanese waters. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese introduced firearms
After being blown off course by a storm Portuguese traders shipwrecked near Tangeshima island. -
Jan 1, 1549
Saint Francis Xavier arrives in Japan
Saint Francis Xavier, a portuguese missionary, arrived in Japan. The Portuguese were the most successful Europeans in iniatting world trade argeements with the Japanese. -
Jan 1, 1568
Oda Nobunaga seizes civill authority
he was the first daiymo ever to incorperate firearms in his battle strtegies but not only that he welcomed the christian jesuit missionaries to japan help. -
Jan 1, 1582
Christian Daimyo sends samurai envoy to Vatican
General Akechi murdered Shogun Oda Nobunaga. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a general fighting for Nobunaga, reacted very quickly, defeated Akechi, and took over control of the country. -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi prohibited Christianity and expelled Jesuit missionaries from Japan as potentially sediious
Toyotomi Hideyoshi issues the edict forbidding Christianity and orders all missionaries to leave Japan. -
Hideyoshi's army invades Korea
Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the newly unified Japan into the first invasion (1592–1593) with the professed goal of conquering Korea, the Jurchens, Ming Dynasty China and India. -
First official presecution of Christians in Japan
After the first landing of Portuguese sailors in Japan in 1542, Christian proselyting led by Francisco Xavier started. -
Toyugawa Ieyasu expels Chritian missionaries and outlaws Christianity
With this attitude, Ieyasu closed Japan’s ports to international trade to prevent Christianity from entering the country. -
Portuguese traders banned from Japan
the shoguns of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867) prohibited all trade with foreign countries; only a Dutch trading post at Nagasaki was permitted. -
Relaxation of the ban on importation of foreign books
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Commondore Perry ans US Navy enter Uraga bay
