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Jul 16, 1180
Gempei War Starts
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Jul 16, 1185
Gempei War Ends
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Period: Jul 27, 1185 to Jul 27, 1333
Kamukura Period
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and puts Japan under military control. -
Jul 16, 1252
Great Buddha statue installed
Great buddha statue is installed at Kamakura -
Jul 16, 1274
Unsuccessful events attempted byMongol
Mongol had unsuccessfully invaded Japan with their armies. -
Jul 16, 1281
Mongol invaded Japan again and failed
Mongol once again attempted to invade Japan with their armies but failed again. -
Period: Jul 27, 1336 to Jul 27, 1573
Muromachi Perod
Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns. -
Jul 17, 1397
Kinkaku-ji is built
The Kinkaku (Golden Pavillion) is built. -
Jul 16, 1467
Onin War begins
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Period: Jul 27, 1467 to Jul 27, 1568
Age of the warring states
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Jul 16, 1477
Onin War Ends
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Jul 17, 1549
Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan
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Period: Jul 17, 1568 to
Toyotomi Kideyoshi persecutes Christians
There was also a increase in foreign trade. -
Azuchi-Momoyama Period
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Battle of Sekigahara
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Period: to
Edo Period
Japan under military control of the shoguns.
Christians were persecuted.
Shi-no0ko0sho 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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The Tokugawa shongate is overthrown
Aswell as the Tokugawa shongate being overthrown, Emepror Meiji was restored back to his power. -
Boshin War Begins
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Boshin War Ends
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Emperor's court moves from Nara to Helion-kyo
Modern-day Kyoto -
Kyomizu-dera
Pure Water Temple is constructed -
Period: to Jul 17, 1185
Heran Period
Noble Fujiwara family was at the height of its political power.
Flowering of art and literature especially poetry.
They used phonetic kana scripts.
The rise of samurai military class.
The Pillo Book was writeen by Sei Shonagon.
The tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu.