Japanese History 794CE-1867CE

By oweston1
  • Oct 12, 1184

    Heian Period Ends

  • Oct 12, 1185

    Kamakura Period Ends

    Kamakura Period Ends
    Minamoto clan seizes power in the emporor's name. Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun, and establishes it's own capital city in Kamakura.
  • Oct 12, 1232

    Goseibai Shikimoku

    The 'Goseibai Shikimoku' legal code establishes guidelines for military government.
  • Oct 12, 1274

    Mongol Landing

    Mongol army lands on the island of Kyusha but is defeated
  • Oct 12, 1281

    second mongol invasion

    second mongol invasion
    The samurai defeat a scond mongol invasion of Kyushu
  • Oct 12, 1332

    Kamarkura period ends

  • Oct 12, 1333

    Muromachi Period Begins

    Emperor Go-Daigo overthrows the Kamakura government military, imperial government is re-established.
  • Oct 12, 1378

    Military government brung back to Kyoto

    Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu brings the military government back to Kyoto.
  • Oct 13, 1543

    Firearms, brought by Portugese traders, arrive in Japan

  • Oct 13, 1572

    Muromachi period ends

  • Oct 13, 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama period begins

  • Azuchi-Momoyama period ends

  • The Sakoku (period of isolation) begins

  • Convention of Kanagawa opens up trade with the USA (sakoku period ends)

    Convention of Kanagawa opens up trade with the USA (sakoku period ends)

  • The Last shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, steps down and the imperial regime is restored

  • Tokougawa (Edo) period ends

  • Heian Period Begins

    Heian Period Begins
    The Royal Court moves from the old captital, Nara, to Kyoto in an attempt by the Emperor to restrict the political inflence of Buddhist monks at the old capital.
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    Shoguns