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Jan 1, 1543
European Merchants arrive in Japan
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Feb 12, 1549
Christian Missionaries convert japanese
Christian missionaries from portugese background try and covert the native Japenese people. (They convert more than 300,000 japanese people) -
Feb 12, 1560
The civil war in Japan
The war in Japan was still going on between the most powerful remaining clans.(daimyo) -
Feb 12, 1565
Nabunaga had control
Nabunaga the son of a samuri conqured almost a third of japan. -
Feb 12, 1568
Nobunaga captures Kyoto
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Feb 12, 1582
Nobunagu commits Suicide
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Hideyoshi becomes the most powerful shogun
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Hideyoshi Dies
Hideyoshi one of the most powerful diamyo dies but leaves four diaymo to take care of his son hidenori. -
Battle of Sekigahara
A battle at sekigahara on the southwest coast between Ieyasu and a rival daimyo was fierce, but Ieyasu won the day and soon will unify Japan. -
The reunification of Japan
the reunification of Japan is accomplished by three strong Daiymo, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu who established the tokugawa shogunte, that governs for more than 250 years -
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Moves Japans centre of power from Kyoto to Edo. ( modern day Japan.)