Japan Under the Shoguns

By Siddo
  • The Taira and Minamoto military clans square off in the Battle of the Heiji Era
    1160

    The Taira and Minamoto military clans square off in the Battle of the Heiji Era

    This was a battle between the Taira and Minamoto military clans
  • Japan Under the Shogun(Start)
    1185

    Japan Under the Shogun(Start)

    The Japanese are now under the shogun
  • 1192

    Minamoto no Yoritomo appointed himself as the shotgun of Japan in 1192 AD

    Minamoto no Yoritomo made himself the shotgun of Japan
  • The Mongols Try to invade Japan but fail
    1274

    The Mongols Try to invade Japan but fail

    This was the period were the Mongols failed to evade Japan due to a sudden reverse wind from the east blew back the Yuan fleet.
  • The Mongols fail to invade Japan once more because of a typhoon
    1281

    The Mongols fail to invade Japan once more because of a typhoon

    A great typhoon, known in Japanese as kamikaze stopped the Mongols.
  • The Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Emperor Go-Daigo and his allies
    1333

    The Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Emperor Go-Daigo and his allies

    This was to gain political power
  • Ōnin War
    1467

    Ōnin War

    This was the start of the Ōnin War
  • Japan tries to unify once more
    1560

    Japan tries to unify once more

    Japan slowly started to unify once more.

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu

    Tokugawa Ieyasu started to become in control
  • End of the Shoguns

    End of the Shoguns

    This was the end of the Shogun period