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1147
Life of Minamoto no Yoritomo, clan leader of the Minamoto and first shogun of Japan.
Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝, May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199. He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent (shikken) after his death. -
1221
Japan's emperor Go-Toba launches a failed coup against the Kamakura Shogunate.
Jōkyū War (承久の乱, jōkyū no ran), also known as the Jōkyū Disturbance or the Jōkyū Rebellion, was fought in Japan between the forces of Retired Emperor Go-Toba and those of the Hōjō clan, regents of the Kamakura shogunate, whom the retired emperor was trying to overthrow. -
Jan 1, 1333
Nitta Yoshisada attacks and destroys Kamakura
Destruction of Kamakura Description: Nitta Yoshisada attacks and destroys Kamakura, capital of Japan's Kamakura Shogunate. Nitta Yoshisada was a loyalist warrior who hoped to restore the ancient prosperity of his house by answering the call to arms by emperor Go-Daigo. -
1397
The Kinkakuji or 'Golden Pavilion' is built in Heiankyo (Kyoto) by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Kinkakuji (金閣寺, Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. Formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu wins the Battle of Sekigahara against those generals who supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son. End of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period.
Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa Ieyasu as Japan’s Shogun! Battle of Sekigahara, popularly known as the Battle for the Sundered Realm, was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu.