Japan Under the Shogun

By michaell1
  • Period: Jul 17, 700 to

    Japan Under the Shogun

  • Period: Jul 17, 1180 to Jul 17, 1185

    Genepei War

  • Period: Jul 17, 1185 to Jul 17, 1333

    Kamakura Period - Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control

  • Jul 17, 1252

    Great Buddha statue is installed at Kamakua

  • Jul 17, 1274

    Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Period: Jul 17, 1274 to Jul 17, 1281

    Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Jul 17, 1281

    Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan

  • Period: Jul 17, 1336 to Jul 17, 1573

    Muromachi Period - Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns

  • Jul 17, 1397

    Kinaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is built

  • Period: Jul 17, 1467 to Jul 17, 1568

    Age of the warning states

  • Period: Jul 17, 1467 to Jul 17, 1477

    Onin War

  • Jul 17, 1549

    Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan

  • Period: Jul 17, 1568 to

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period - Toyotomi Hideyoshi persecutes Christians

  • Battle of Sekigahara

  • Period: to

    Edo Period - Japan under military control of the Tokugawa shoguns

  • Period: to

    Genroku period brings a flourishing of urban culture

  • Commodore Perry first visits from the US

  • Commodore Perry first visits from the US

  • The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown. Emperor Meiji is restored to power

  • Period: to

    Boshin War

  • Kyomizu-dera (Pure Water Temple) is constructed

  • Emperor's court moves from Nara to Heian-kyo (modern-day Kyoto)

  • Period: to Jul 17, 1185

    Heian Period - Noble Fujiwara family at the height of its political power