medivel Japan

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  • Period: 794 to 1185

    The Heian Period

    It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court, noted for its art, especially poetry and literature.
  • Period: 1180 to 1185

    The Genpei War

    The Genpei War, 1180 - 1185, was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192, governing Japan as a military dictator from the eastern city of Kamakura.
  • 1192

    The Kamakura Period

    In 1192, Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199), a member of the powerful Minamoto clan, was awarded the highest military rank in Japan, Sei-i Taishōgun (征夷大将軍 – Commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians). Traditionally a temporary rank which ended at the completion of a military campaign, Yoritomo established the position as a hereditary system, passing the title on to his elder son Yoriie and then his younger son after that.
  • Period: 1336 to 1573

    The Muromachi Period

    The Muromachi period of feudal Japan lasted from around 1336 AD to 1573 AD, and was under the rule of the Muromachi shogunate. This period in Japan’s history was marked by a great deal of political unrest, but was also a time of significant cultural growth, particularly under the influence of Zen Buddhism.
  • Period: 1574 to

    The Azuchi Momoyama Period

    The Azuchi Momoyama period of feudal Japan lasted from around 1574 AD to 1600 AD, and it was a time when society became unified under the daimyō Oda Nobunaga. It was Nobunaga, along with his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, that was responsible for unifying all provinces in Japan under the control of the central government. The Azuchi Momoyama period was a time of flamboyance and luxury
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    The Tokugawa Leyasu Period

    Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in 1598 AD and a man named, Tokugawa Ieyasu, came to power. Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed as the shogun by the emperor and became the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. This time was known as the Edo period, which lasted from 1600 AD to 1868 AD, was a characteristically peaceful time of great prosperity. It was also during the Tokugawa Shogunate that a strict class system was imposed, which largely cut Japanese society off from the rest of the world.