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703
Taiho code
The Taihō Code or Code of Taihō was an administrative reorganization enacted in 703 in Japan, at the end of the Asuka period -
Period: 710 to 794
Nara period
The Nara period of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō. -
759
Manyoshu
The Man'yōshū is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. -
794
The Nara period ends
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794
Nara to Kyoto
The capital of Japan changed from Nara to Kyoto in 794. THis happened as the japanese people thought that the capital should be where the emperor is. -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian period
The Heian period is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. -
842
The Jōwa Incident
Fujiwara no Yoshifusa's nephew, the future Emperor Montoku, took over the role of Crown Prince, while the former crown prince Prince Tsunesada and a number of Yoshifusa's rivals were removed from power. It brought an end to thirty years of uneventful successions that the court had enjoyed by the wishes of Emperor Kanmu and the power of Emperor Saga. -
930
The Fujiwara Family
The Fujiwara Clan was a powerful extended family group which dominated all areas of Japanese government during the Heian Period. -
1016
The Fujiwara rule peak
In the century or so after the establishment of Heian-kyo, there were no significant eruptions in the political realm. After the strong rule by Kanmu (781-806), the power of the emperor gradually began to be usurped by the Fujiwara family. The Fujiwara increased their power by manipulating the politics of marriage, as the Soga had before them. -
1185
End of Heian period
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Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura period
The Kamakura period is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo. -
1192
First shogun emperor
In 1192, Yoritomo was awarded the title of Sei-i Taishōgun by the Emperor and the political system he developed with a succession of shōguns as the head became known as a shogunate. He was officially the first shogun emperor -
Feb 9, 1199
Minamoto no yoritomo’s death
It was time for the first Shogun to move on by falling off a horse and dying. -
1333
End of Kamakura period
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Period: 1333 to 1568
Muromachi period
The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (Muromachi bakufu or Ashikaga bakufu), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shōgun, Ashikaga Takauji. -
1338
Ashikaga rule
Ashikaga Takauji, (born 1305, Ashikaga, Japan—died June 7, 1358, Kyōto), warrior and statesman who founded the Ashikaga shogunate (hereditary military dictatorship) that dominated Japan from 1338 to 1573. -
1474
The silver pavilion
While the Golden Pavilion , built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, represented the pinnacle of this era, the Silver Pavilion (1474), built by his grandson Ashikaga Yoshimasa marked the decline of the clan. -
1476
The onin war
The Onin War was fought between the families of two samurais who were close to the Ashikaga Shogun. Each had a mansion that acted as a military base within Kyōto, where the Shogun was also located. Ōnin War, (May 1467–77). By 1467 the Ashikaga dynasty of shoguns in Japan had grown so weak that a succession dispute provided the trigger for a civil war, the Onin War, and the collapse of central authority. The civil war, largely fought within the imperial capital of Kyōto, -
1568
End of Muromachi period
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1568
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga was a powerful daimyō of Japan in the late 16th century who attempted to unify Japan during the late Sengoku period. Nobunaga is regarded as one of three unifiers of Japan along with his retainers Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. -
Period: 1568 to
Azuchi–Momoyama period
The Azuchi–Momoyama period is the final phase of the Sengoku period in Japan. These years of political unification led to the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. -
1579
New castle
A new castle, Azuchi, was built by Oda Nobunaga -
1582
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier". -
End of Azuchi-Monoyama period
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Tokugawa period
The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyōs. -
Travel ban
The Japanese were to be kept within Japan’s own boundaries. Strict rules were set to prevent them from leaving the country. Anyone caught trying to leave the country, or anyone who managed to leave and then returned from abroad, was to be executed. Europeans who entered Japan illegally would face the death penalty too.
Catholicism was strictly forbidden. Those found practicing the Christian faith were subject to investigation, and anyone associated with Catholicism would be punished. -
Economy expansion
Economic development during the Edo period included urbanization, increased shipping of commodities, a significant expansion of domestic and, initially, foreign commerce, and a diffusion of trade and handicraft industries. -
End of Tokugawa period
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The last shogun emperor
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, original name Tokugawa Keiki, (born Oct. 28, 1837, Edo, Japan—died Jan. 22, 1913, Tokyo), the last Tokugawa shogun of Japan, who helped make the Meiji Restoration (1868)—the overthrow of the shogunate and restoration of power to the emperor—a relatively peaceful transition.
