Events
c.1200 Zen Buddhism introduced710AD Imperial court establises Japan's first perminent capital at Nara794AD The imperial court moves to Heian-Kyo1185AD Minimoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan, and first shogun of the Kamikura shogun1333AD The Kamikura shogunate is overthrown by the Emperor1336AD Ashikaga Takauji becomes shogun. THe Muromachi period begins1467AD Warring States period begins, as the imfluence of the Ashikaga shogunate declines1614AD Tokugawa Ieyasu bans christianity and expels chirstian missionaries from Japan1615AD Tokugawa Hidetada issues laws governing military housholds1635AD Tokugawa Iemitsu issues the first ruling limiting Japan's contact with the West. The locked country period begins1653AD A United States navy fleet arrives in Tokyo to demand Japan open it's boarders for trade with the West1867AD Tokugawa Toshinobu steps down; he hands power to Emperor Meiji, restoring the imperial regimePeriods
710AD-784AD Nara Period794AD-1156AD Heian (Kyoto) period1185AD-1338AD Kamakura Bakufu period1338AD-1603AD Ashikaga / Muromachi shogunate1603AD-1868AD Tokugawa shogunate1868AD-1889AD Meiji Restoration period1467AD-1573AD Warring States period1635AD-1854AD Locked country period (sakoku)
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