Shogunate Japan

By 009954
  • Jan 1, 794

    Beginning of timespan

  • Period: Jan 1, 794 to

    Events

  • Apr 26, 794

    794

    794
    Heian-Kyoto (Kyoto) became capital
  • Apr 26, 1181

    1181

    1181
    Famine killed hundreds of thousands
  • Apr 26, 1192

    1192

    1192
    Minamoto Yorimoto appointed Shogun, led government which became known as Shognuate.
  • Period: Apr 26, 1274 to Apr 27, 1281

    Invasion

    Mongolia tempted to invaid Japan twice but failed both times.

  • 1603

    1603
    Tokugawa Leyasu named shogun established Edo ( Tokyo ) Shogunate. Tokugawa shogunate divided population into classes, based on importance: lords, Samaritan, farmers, artisitans, merchants.

  • 1605

    1605
    Leyasu abdicated from office in favour of son and heir Tokugawa Heidata.

  • 1614

    1614
    Christianity was banned

  • 1635

    1635
    In Sakoku Edict of 1635, Japanese were restricted from traveling abroad, Europeans were not allowed entry into the country, penalties for practicing Catholicism were instituted and foreign trade was restricted

  • 1638

    1638
    Shipbuilding was forbidden

  • 1641

    1641
    The only foreigners allowed into Japan were the Chinese and Dutch.

  • 1790

    1790
    Neo-Confucianism became official philosophy.

  • 1820

    1820
    China and Japan accounted for approximately half of the worlds GDP.

  • 1854

    1854
    Japan and U.S. signed Treaty of Peace and Amity, two ports were opened for trade