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Period: 1180 to 1185
The origin of the genpai war
The Genpai war demonstrated the final struggle between both the west clan Taira and the east clan Minamoto. A well known historical fiction about this war called Heike MonoGatari or tale of the heike. The war had three main and important people, Taira No Kiyomori, Minamoto No Yoritomo and Kiso Yoshinaka. -
Period: 1180 to 1185
The genpai war
20 years before the war, the conflict called Heji rebellion had come about, the man who held power behind the throne was Emperor Nijo and retired emperor Go-Shirakawa, both where saved by Tiara No Kiyomori between this conflict. Kiyomori was rewarded and quickly rose above ranks, and his influence spread, he had many taira men across the nation in governors seats, a prince named Mochihito did not liked this, his efforts weren't successful, but soon taken over by Minamoto No Yoritomo. -
1185
The Kamakura shogunate
Starting off with the Kamakura shogunate. Constructed by Minamoto No Yoritomo. The Kamakura Shogunate was the pinnacle of the feudal military government of japan in this period. -
Period: 1192 to 1199
Minamoto no Yoritome rises to power
After the Genpai war was resided, Minamoto no Yoritome had appointed himself as shogun, and founded the first shogunate under the name Kamakura -
Period: 1199 to 1333
The Ashikaga clan and Ashikaga Takuiji
The Ashikaga family held more substantial power at that time in Japan, in condition that they held law of the Hojo Regents, they overthrew emperors and used them as puppets. -
1274
First invasion of the Mongol fleets
The mongols first arrived and invaded Tsuhima and Ika just off the tip of the Korean peninsula, then went onto Hakata Bay which had major effect. The mongols had a few allies consisting of Korean and Chinese fleets, they arrived using boats and Chinese river boats, with an estimated 500 - 900 troops altogether. -
1281
The second invasion of the mongol
The second attempt of the mongol invasion dubbed as The Battle of Koan. The attempt once again failed from the assistance of a great storm nicknamed Kamikaze which was from aerial suicide attacks. -
Period: 1318 to 1339
Emperor Go-Toba's subjugation of the imperial court
Emeror Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor in japan. he had foreseen Ashikaga's plans for overthrowing the emperors, and made a rightful attempt to restore the power to the imperial court, his attempt was fulfilled and subjugation was given back to the imperial court through his rising of his own built power. -
Period: 1318 to 1339
Go-Diago reign as emperor
As Emperor Go-Diago rose to power, and his to efforts to displace the Kamakura shogunate to restore the monarchy of civil war was ultimately successful, which quickly started a temporary period called the kenmu period, where the imperial families where divided into two rival divisions. -
Period: 1333 to 1336
restoration of Kenmu by Go-Diago.
As the kamakura shogunate fell, his attempt to restore imperial authority and his unrealsitic desire to go back to Heian periods' policies, it was not only the power but its culture. As takauji wanted to rebel, he demonstrated -
Edo period: Tokugawa Shogunate
As the new Edo period began, Tokugawa Ieyasu was the one who proved victorious against the family rival Daimyo factions, with his allies from Hideyoshi's Heir. With the Tokugawa military government, he gained an immense amount of control over japan, the Tokugawa millitary government built its foundation in its new capital city in Edo (known as Tokyo in modern day) it reigned for a harrowing 260 years.
