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Period: Jul 17, 1180 to Jul 17, 1185
Genepi War
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Jul 17, 1252
Great Buddah
Great Buddah statue is installed at Kamakura -
Period: Jul 17, 1274 to Jul 17, 1281
Mongol Armies
Unsuccessful attempts by Mongol armies to invade Japan. -
Period: Jul 17, 1336 to Jul 17, 1573
Muromachi Period
Japan under military control of the Ashikaga shoguns. -
Jul 17, 1397
Kinkaku-ji
Kinkaku-ji (goldon pavilion) is built. -
Period: Jul 17, 1467 to Jul 17, 1477
Onin War
Onin War -
Period: Aug 5, 1467 to Aug 5, 1568
Age of Warring states
Age of Warring states -
Jul 17, 1549
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier introduces Christianity to Japan. -
Period: Aug 5, 1568 to
Azuchi-Momoyama
Toyotomi Hideyoshi persucates Christians. Increase in foreign trade -
Battle of Sekigahara
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Period: to
Edo Period
Japan under military control of the Tokugawa shoguns. Christians persecuted. Shi-No-ko-sho organisation of society. Policy of national seculation isolates Japan from the rest of the world. Edo is the largest city in the world. -
Period: to
Genroku
Genroku period brings a flourishing of urban culture -
Commodore
Commodore Perry first visits from the U.S -
The Tokugawa
The Tokugawa shogunate is overthrown. Emperor Meiji is restored to power. -
Period: to
Boshin War
Boshin War -
Emperors court
Emperors court moves from nara to Heian-kyo (modern-day Kyoto). -
Kyomizu-dera
Kyomizu-dera (pura Water Temple) is constructed. -
Period: to Jul 17, 1185
Helion period
Noble Fujiwara family at the height of it's policital power. Flowering of art and literiture, especially poetry. Use of phonetic kana scripts. Rise of samuri military class. The pillow book is written by sei shonagon. The tale of genji is written by Murasaki shikibu.