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Period: 710 to 794
Nara period
It was a period in which the imperial government was at Nara, and Sinicization and Buddhism were most highly developed. -
794
Under orders from Emperor Kammu
The capital of Japan moves to the city
of Heian-Kyo (modern-day Kyoto). It
remains the official capital of Japan
for the next 1000 years. -
Period: 794 to 1185
Heian period
the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. -
1185
The Minamoto clan seizes power from the emperor
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes shogun and
establishes his own capital city in
Kamakura. With support from
daimyo (lords) and samurai
(warriors), a series of shoguns rules
Japan for the next 700 years. -
Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura period
Kamakura period, in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. -
1336
Go-Daigo to become the new shogun
Ashikaga Takauji
seizes power from
Emperor Go-Daigo
to become the new
shogun -
Period: 1336 to 1573
Muromachi period
Muromachi period, in Japanese history, period of the Ashikaga Shogunate (1338–1573). It was named for a district in Kyōto, where the first Ashikaga shogun, Takauji, established his administrative headquarters. -
Period: 1573 to
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The final phase of the Sengoku period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai) in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600. -
Period: to
Tokugawa (or Edo) period
The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1603 and 1868 -
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes
shogun and establishes a
base in the city of Edo
(modern-day Tokyo). The
Tokugawa shogunate rules
Japan for the next 260 years. -
The last shogun
The last shogun,
Tokugawa Yoshinobu,
steps down and
hands power back
to the imperial family
under Emperor Meiji.