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History of Japan

By chrishoag
  • Period: 250 to

    Kofun Period

  • 300

    Japan United

    Japan United
    Japan is for the first time more or less united. Large tombs (kofun) were built for the deceased leaders.
  • 552

    Buddhism

    Buddhism
    Buddhism is introduced to Japan.
  • Jan 1, 710

    Nara

    The first permanent capital is formed, Nara.
  • Period: Jan 1, 710 to

    Nara period

  • Jun 14, 1016

    New Regent

    New Regent
    Fujiwara Michinaga becomes the new leader to Japan.
  • Period: Jun 7, 1185 to Jun 7, 1333

    Kamakura period

  • Jan 1, 1232

    Joei Shikimoku

    Joei Shikimoku
    A legal code called the Joei Shikimoku is created.
  • Jan 1, 1274

    Mongols try to invade Japan

    The Mongols try to invade Japan but fail.
  • Jun 14, 1281

    Mongols try to invade Japan again...

    The Mongols try to invade Japan again but lose mostly due to bad weather conditions.
  • Period: Jun 7, 1336 to Jun 7, 1573

    Muromachi period

  • Period: Jan 1, 1467 to Jan 1, 1573

    Sengoku period

  • Jun 15, 1542

    Portuguese

    Portuguese
    Portuguese bring guns and Christianity to Japan.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1568 to

    Azuchi-Momoyama period

  • Period: to

    Unsuccessful invasion of Korea

    Japan tries to invade Japan but fails.

  • New shogun

    New shogun
    Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun and he maked the Tokugawa government in Edo. (Modern Japan)
  • Period: to

    Edo period

  • Isolation

    Japan almost completely isolates itself from the rest of the world.
  • Period: to

    Empire of Japan

  • Period: to

    Sino-Japanese War

    Sino-Japanese War.
  • Period: to

    Russo-Japanese War

    Russo-Japanese War.

  • The Great Kanto Earthquake

    The Great Kanto Earthquake
    The Great Kanto Earthquake hits Japan and destroys Tokyo and Yokohama.

  • Japan bombs the US

    Japan bombs the US
    Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and the United States enters World War II.
  • Period: to

    State of Japan

  • Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    The United states bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a retaliation to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

    8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan
    An earthquake hit Japan recently and was recorded at 8.9 magnitude. A tsunami hit japan later caused by the earthquake soon after, which in turn caused the nuclear reactors in a power plant to be exposed and nuclear disaster could be imminent.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 710

    Asuka period

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1185

    Heian period