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500
Japan has contact with China
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Period: 500 to
Duration
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Jan 1, 600
Buddhism, Confucianism and Chinese writing are adopted
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Jan 1, 710
The imperial court is established at Nara
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Jan 1, 1192
Yoritomo becomes shogun
Japan is ruled by a military style government; the mongols invade -
Jan 1, 1333
Japan is briefly under imperial rule
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Jan 1, 1336
First contact with Europeans
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Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese traders arrive in Japan
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Jan 1, 1576
The shogunless period begins
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Japan closes its door to the west
Military rule -
Heian period begins
A time of cultural and artistic development.
