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1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo establishes the Kamakura shogunate
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1274
Mongols attack Japan
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1334
Ashikaga Takauji establishes the Muromachi (Kyoto) shogunate
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1397
Temple of the Golden Pavilion is built in Kyoto
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1482
Temple of the Silver Pavilion is built in Kyoto
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1543
Portuguese introduce the first firearms to Japan