Japanese

By Noah Pearce
  • Apr 30, 794

    794

    794
    Heian Period starts after emperor kammu moved the capital to Heiankyo
  • Aug 20, 984

    984

    984
    The ishinpo, the oldest surviving japanese medical manual, is compiled
  • Mar 27, 1019

    1019

    1019
    Loi invasion to northern Kyushu started
  • Jun 10, 1221

    1221

    1221
    Jōkyū war-an attempt of imperial family to regain independence from kamakura shogunate
  • May 27, 1293

    1293

    1293
    The deadly 1293 kamakura earthquake that struck Japan
  • May 24, 1457

    1457

    1457
    Eco castle, a nucleus of modern Tokyo, was built
  • Mar 30, 1523

    1523

    1523
    Japanese in-fighting results in Ningbo Incident, bringing a trade with China to halt and resulting in a new wave of Wokou piracy.

  • 1592

    1592
    Toyotomi Hideyoshi,acting as kampalu (regent) in lieu of odd Nobukatsu, invaded korea

  • 1600

    1600
    Battle of sekigahara is won by forces of Tokugawa leyasu

  • 1657

    1657
    The Great fire of meirki in Edo