Shoguns in Japan

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  • 710

    a permanent court was established in Nara, which witnessed seven successive Emperors over the next 77 years.

  • Period: 710 to 784

    The Nara period

  • 752

    Buddism started to flourish, there were lots of temples put up and it influenced the way they live

  • 794

    the capital was moved to Heiankyo (present-day Kyoto)

  • Period: 794 to 1185

    The Heian Period

  • 1100

    The warring period

  • 1185

    the Genji clan emerged victorious in battles with the Heike clan, Yoritomo, the head of the Genji clan, established a military government in a fishing village

  • Period: 1185 to 1333

    The Kamakura Period

  • 1190

    The samurai followed a Zen Buddhism lifestyle

  • 1336

    a new feudal government was established at Muromachi in Kyoto

  • Period: 1336 to 1568

    Muromachi Japan

  • 700 years of shogunate rule