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Period: Jan 1, 1467 to
Japan In Isolation
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Period: Jan 1, 1467 to Dec 31, 1568
Sengoku- Warring States
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Jan 1, 1543
Japan's First Contact With Europeans
Shipwrecked Portugese sailors wash up on southern shores of Japan. The Portugese bring clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, and firearms from Europe. -
Jan 1, 1549
Christian Missionaries Arrive In Japan
The Japanese welcome them believing they will bring firearms but are suprised when they try to convert the Japanese to Christianity. -
Feb 17, 1568
Odo Nobunaga Captures Kyoto.
Odo Nobunaga defeats his rivals and captures the capital of Kyoto. End Of Sengoku. -
Jun 21, 1582
Nobunaga Fails To Unify Japan
Odo Nobunaga commits seppuku, ritual suicide, after failing to unify Japan. -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Invades Korea
Toyotomi leads an invasion of Korea and their Ming allies. -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Dies
Toyotomi dies. Following his death Japan withdraws from Korea. -
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Tokugawa Shogunate Rules Japan
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Tokugawa Ieyasu Completes Unification of Japan
Tokugawa defeats his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara. This earns him the respect of the Daimyo of Japan. -
Tokugawa Becomes Shogun
Tokugawa becomes the sole leader, or shogun, of Japan. Moves the capital from Kyoto to Edo which later became Tokyo, -
Shogun Bans Christianity in Japan
Following an uprising by 30,000 Japanese peasants, many of whom were Christian, the Shogun bans Christianity in Japan. -
Japan Closes it's borders.
Japan closes it's borders to foriegn trade. Only Dutch and Chinese merchants are allowed to trade and only through the port of Nagasaki.
