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794
Emperor's court moved from Nara to Heian-kyo
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Period: 794 to 1184
Heian Period
Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political power. The flowering of art and literature, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samurai military class. The Pillow Book is written by Sei Shonagon. The Tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu. -
798
Kiyomizu-dera (Pure Water Temple) is constructed.
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Period: 1180 to 1185
Genpei war
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Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura Period
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under
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1252
Great Buddha statue is installed at Kamakura.
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1274
failed attempt by Mongol armies to invade Japan
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1281
failed attempt by Mongol armies to invade Japan
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Period: 1336 to 1573
Muromachi Period
Japan under the military control of the Ashikaga shoguns. -
1397
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is built.
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Period: 1467 to 1477
Onin War
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Period: 1467 to 1568
Age of the warring states
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1549
Francis Xavier introduced Christianity to Japan.
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Period: 1568 to
Azuchi-momoyama period
Toyotomi Hideyoshi persecutes Christians. Increase in foreign
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Battle of Sekigahara
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Period: to
Edo Period
Japan under the military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-no-ko-sho organisation of society Policy of national seclusion isolates Japan from the rest of the world. Edo is the largest city in the world. -
Period: to
Genroku period brings a flourishing of urban culture.
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Commodore Perry first visits from the US.
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1868 The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown. Emperor Meiji is restored to power.
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Period: to
Boshin War