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Oct 12, 1100
The Taira and the Minamoto fought for control of Japan
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Jan 1, 1180
Genpei War
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Jan 1, 1185
Kamakura Bakufu is established by Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Jan 1, 1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo gains title of Shogun. first shogun leader
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Jan 1, 1274
attempted mongol invasion
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Jan 1, 1281
second attempted mongol invasion
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Jan 1, 1336
Ashikaga Shogunate is established by Ashikaga Takauji
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Oct 12, 1336
Ashikaga Shogunate is established by Ashikaga Takauji
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Oct 12, 1467
Civil war erupts in Japan which is split among feudal lords (daimyo)
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Oct 12, 1549
Saint Francis Xavier, a Portuguese missionary, arrived in Japan. The Portuguese were the most successful Europeans in initiating major trade agreements with the Japanese
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Tokugawa leyasu was given the title of Shogun by the emperor. This title was held by the dynasty for 265 years
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Ieyasu bans Christianity from Japan
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japan goes into national seclusion for the next 200 years
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The Japanese agree to open two ports to the United States for trade
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Japan grants religious freedom and adopts the Gregorian calendar
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The Heian era - the Capital of Japan moved to Heian-kyo
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the Japanese emperor forbids contacts with China
