Samurai with sword

History of Japan

By Morgan Jones
  • 710

    Capital established

    Capital established
    The first capital of Japan was established in Nara
  • 794

    Start of Heian period

    Start of Heian period
    The Heian period was started
  • 1185

    First Shogun

    First Shogun
    Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
  • 1467

    Warring states

    Warring states
    The beginning of a period in which states within Japan were at war
  • 1543

    European contact

    European contact
    The Japanese first came into contact with the Europeans and they began trade
  • 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama period begins

    Azuchi-Momoyama period begins
    period when provinces became under control of the central government

  • Tokugawa shogunate

    Tokugawa shogunate
    The Tokugawa shogunate was established

  • Country locked

    Country locked
    The sakoku locked the country of japan

  • US fleet

    US fleet
    Fleets from the US navy arrived in Japan

  • The meiji restoration

    The meiji restoration
    imperial rule was added back to japan