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1185
Kamakura
The Kamakura period is a time in Japanese history that represents the government of the Kamakura shogunate. -
1192
The Emperor Go-Toba appoints Yoritomo
The Emperor Go-Toba appoints Yoritomo as shōgun (military leader) with a residence in Kamakura, establishing the bakufu system of government. -
1221
The Kamakura army defeats the imperial army
The Kamakura army defeats the imperial army in the Jōkyū Disturbance, thereby asserting the supremacy of the Kamakura shogunate (Hōjō regents) over the emperor. -
1333
Nitta Yoshisada conquers
Nitta Yoshisada conquers and destroys Kamakura during the Siege of Kamakura ending the Kamakura shogunate.[9] -
1336
Maromachi
In Japanese history, the Muromachi period, often known as the Ashikaga Period, was the reign of the Ashikaga Shogunate (1338–1573). It was called after the area of Kyto where Takauji, the first Ashikaga shogun, established his administrative headquarters. -
1338
Ashikaga Takauji declares himself shōgun
Ashikaga Takauji declares himself shōgun, moves his capital into the Muromachi district of Kyoto and supports the northern court -
1397
Kinkaku-ji is built
Kinkaku-ji is built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. -
1467
The Ōnin War is split
The Ōnin War is split among feudal lords (daimyōs) -
Tokugawa
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu's dynasty of shoguns
Tokugawa Ieyasu's dynasty of shoguns presided over 250 years of peace and prosperity in Japan, including the rise of a new merchant class and increasing urbanization. -
Ryūkyū Islands
Ryūkyū Islands become a vassal state of Satsuma Domain. -
The Tokugawa era brought peace
The Tokugawa era brought peace, and that brought prosperity to a nation of 31 million, 80% of them rice farmers. Rice production increased steadily, but population remained stable. Rice paddies grew from 1.6 million chō in 1600 to 3 million by 1720.