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Period: 400 to Dec 31, 1200
Japan Timeline
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552
Buddhism is introduced to Japan
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552
Mahayana arrived in Japan when a Korean king sent the Japanese emperor a statue of the Buddha and a reccommendation for the new religion
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Aug 11, 607
Construction of the oldest surviving five-storied pogoda begins
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Jul 29, 1029
Fujiwara Michinaga, the most successful Fujiwara leader, no longer ruled
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Jan 31, 1185
The end of the golden age
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Mar 3, 1192
The first shogun is appointed
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Mar 3, 1500
Buddhism began in Japan
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Prince Shotoku comes to power
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Prince Shotoku is no longer in power
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Hiragana writing begins to develop
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Hiragana writing is fully developed
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Aristocrats begin to lead a golden age of culture during the Heian period
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Fujiwara Michinaga, the most successful Fujiwara leader, began to lead Japan
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Emperor Kammu decided to move his capital
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Kammu moved his capital again