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Samurai of Feudal Japan

By TD0401
  • Horse Fighting
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    Horse Fighting

    Horses introduced into Japanese warfare.
  • First permanent Capital
    Jun 2, 710

    First permanent Capital

    Nara rule began with first permanent capital.
  • Mongols Invade
    Jun 2, 1200

    Mongols Invade

    Mongols invade Japan and after many years of fierce fighting, the Samurai defeat the Mongols. The Samurai then developed a stye of formation combat and depended more on the sword as a primary weapon in battle.
  • Jun 2, 1400

    Establishment of schools

    Master swordsmen developed schools to teach their style of ken-jutsu.
  • Guns introduced
    Jun 2, 1542

    Guns introduced

    Portugese guns are introduced into Japan.

  • Japan cuts ties to rest of world

    Japan isolates itself from the resto of the world.

  • Samurai lose privileges

    Emperor Meiji declared a new law that ended the wearing of swords. The Samurai had lost their profession and their right to wear swords.

  • Satsuma Rebellion

    The fall of the last samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion on September 24, 1878.