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500
Japan has contact with China
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Jan 1, 600
Buddhism, Confucianism and Chinese writing are adopted
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Jan 1, 710
The imperial court is est. at Nara
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Jan 1, 1192
Yoritomo becomes shogun, japan is ruled by a military style government; the Mongols
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Jan 1, 1333
Japan is briefly under imperial rule
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Jan 1, 1336
First contact with Europeans
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Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese traders arrive in Japan
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Jan 1, 1576
the shogunless period begins
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Japan closes its doors to the west; military
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The Heian period begins a time of cultural and artistic development
