History of Japan 【日本のれきし】

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Created by Crafty Sunn ⟶ Updated 16 Feb 2020 ⟶ List of edits

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Lazarus Beaumont

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Events

Rice culture was imported into Japan A centre of power had developed in the Kinai plain Country is united as Yamato Japan Buddhism is introduced Confusianism is introduced Fujiwara clan Taika reforms Fujiwara Michinaga Fujiwara supremecy ends Insei government Minamoto and Taira Heiji rising Kamakura defeated the imperial army Legal code, the Joei Shikimoku, was promulgated Go-Daigo restores imperial power Southern court battles Firearms & Christianity are introduced China missions Own writing system China missons end Kana is used more frequently Ashikaga influence declines Foreign book ban lifted External pressure increases Commodore Perry Tokugawa government falls Human rights established Financial crisis First European style constitution Annexed Korea 100 clans formed Paekche Kingdom Yamato Clan Christianity abolished from Japan Most literate society Perry's second visit Treaty of Kanagawa Tokugawa government signs trade treaty "Sonno-joi"New administratives units Changes to tax Japan's first railroad National education system created First mission to US Treaties ending extraterritoriality Japan and Russia treaty Korea made a protectorate Raw materials become scarce Crop prices drop Japanese work towards a more democratic government The Diet gives all men right to vote Diet passes Peace Preservation law Racial equality clause is denied Exclusion act is passed Kwantung Army bombs a train Amy officers take over Manchuria Manchuria becomes Manchukuo Japan withdraws from the league Fighting between Japan and China begins Japan captures Nanjing US stops exporting iron and steel to Japan US freezes all Japanese assets

Periods

Jomon Period Yayoi Period Kofun Period Asuka Period Nara and Heian Periods Kamakura Period Muromachi Period Azuchi-Momoyama Period Murosaki Shikibu Edo Period Meiji Period Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Taisho and Early Showa Period Persecution of Christians Fukuzawa Yukichi Initial Joumon

Grouping

Capital Relocation

Events

First permanent Japanese capital Capital is moved to Nagaoka Capital is finally moved to Heian (Kyoto)

Mongol

Events

First Mongol invasion Second Mongol invasion

Earliest Surviving Japanese Books

Events

Kojiki book is completed Nihon Shoki book is completed

Kyoto

Events

Ashikaga Takauji captures Kyoto Another emperor is appointed in Kyoto Takauji appoints himself shogun

Warlords compete for control over Japan

Events

Oda Nobunaga caputues Kyoto Oda Nobunaga overthrows Muromachi bakufu Nobunaga defeats Takeda clan

Periods

Oda Nobunaga

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Events

Northern provinces subdued Kyushu subdued Defeats Hojo family The Sword Hunt Christian missionaries expelled Christian persecution intensified Korea invasion

Periods

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Events

Ieyasu succeeds Hideyoshi Battle of Sekigahara Appointed shogun Supressed Christianity Destroyed Toyotomi clan

Periods

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Events

Limited trade relations Tokugawa policy of seclusion

Periods

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Prince Shotoku

Events

Prince Shotoku is appointed regent Horyu-ji temple Empress Suiko accepts Buddhism Ikaruga-dera temple Seventeen-Article Constitution Shotoku's desendants die

Periods

Shotoku Taishi Shotoku's reign

Queen Himiko

Events

Third embassy sent Chinese record of Yamato clan Tributary embassy sent Second embassy sent

Periods

Queen Himiko Himiko's reign

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Events

Golden Temple

Periods

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Shogun Yoshimitsu's reign

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Events

Silver Pavilion

Periods

Onin War Ashikaga Yoshimasa Shogun Yoshimasa's reign

Minamoto Yoritomo

Periods

Gempei War Minamoto Yoritomo Shogun Yoritomo's reign

Meiji the Great

Periods

Mutsuhito (Meiji)Emperor Meiji's reign

Taisho

Periods

Taisho Tenno Emperor Taisho's reign

Japan vs United States

Events

Japan carries out suprise attack on US The US declares war against Japan Japan conquers multiple countries Japan looses 4 valuable aircraft carriers