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Sep 22, 1050
Rise of the military class (samurai)
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Sep 22, 1053
The Byodo-in temple (near Kyoto) is inaugurated by emperor Fujiwara Yorimichi
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Sep 22, 1068
Emperor Gosanjo overthrows the Fujiwara clan
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Sep 22, 1087
Emperor Shirakawa abdicates and becomes a Buddhist monk, the first of the "cloistered emperors" (insei)
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Sep 22, 1156
Taira Kiyomori defeats the Minamoto clan and seizes power, thereby ending the "insei" era
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Sep 22, 1175
Shinran introduces the Jodo (Pure Land) school of Buddhism
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Sep 22, 1181
The famine kills hundreds of thousands of people
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Sep 22, 1185
Taira is defeated (Gempei War) and Minamoto Yoritomo of the Hojo clan seizes power, becoming the first shogun of Japan, while the emperor (or "mikado") becomes a figurehead
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Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
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The Buddhist monk Saicho (Dengyo Daishi) introduces the Tendai school
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The monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) introduces the Shingon (Tantric) school
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Kukai founds the monastery of Mount Koya, near Kyoto
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The emperor forbids contacts with China
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Emperor Seiwa begins the rule of the Fujiwara clan
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First "monogatari"
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Period: to Jan 1, 1185
Heian Period Timespan
This is the timespan of the Shogunate Japan, Heian Period.
