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794
Emperor moves the capital to Heian-Kyo
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Period: 794 to 1185
Heian Period
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838
Japanese Emperor forbids contact with the China
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1050
Rise of the Samurai
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1159
Heiji Rebellion
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1180
Genpei War
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1181
Great famine kills thousands
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1185
Kamakura Bakufu is established by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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Period: 1185 to 1336
Kamakura Period
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1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo gains title of Shogun
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1274
Attempted Mongol Invasion
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1281
Second Attempted Mongol Invasion
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1336
Ashikaga Shogunate is established by Ashikaga Takauji.
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Period: 1336 to 1534
Ashikaga Period
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Period: 1467 to 1477
Onin War
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Period: 1534 to
Sengoku-Jidai Period
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1575
Battle of Nagashino
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Battle of Sekigahara
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Tokugawa shogunate is established by Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Period: to
Tokugawa Period
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Ieyasu bans Christianity in Japan
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Tokugawa Ieyasu gives the title of Shogun to his son Tokugawa Hidetada
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Japanese break all ties with foreigners
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Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan
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Meiji Restoration
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Japan grants religious freedom