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Introduction of buddhism
Buddhism came to japan through many monks travelling from china and other asian countrys. -
Jan 1, 1192
Yoritomo becomes Showgun
The military leader Yoritomo became the Shogun of Bakufu, his military organization. He established a military capital in Kamakura. -
Jan 1, 1336
European arrive in Japan
The Heian period was one of those amazing periods in Japanese history, equaled only by the later Tokugawa period in pre-modern Japan, in which an unprecedented peace and security passed over the land under the powerful rule of the Heian dynasty -
Jan 1, 1543
Protuguese traders arrival in Japan
Blown off course during a storm, Portuguese traders shipwrecked near Tangeshima island off the southern coast of Japan. -
Jan 1, 1549
Introduction of Christianity
Christianity originated when jesus, the son of god preached about the goodness of what god could offer, he prayed and taught but he was crucified.it was inroduced when Francis Xavier preached in japan in 1549. -
Japan close the Door to the West
The main reason japan closed its door to the west was the intrduction of christianity by Francis Xavier, the shoguns were convinced it was a plot to soften them up. -
The Beginning of te Heian Period
he Heian period begins-a time of cultural and artistic development