Time line
710-794-The Nara Period
794-Shogunate Japan was founded and Kyoto (Heian-kyo) became the capital city
794- The Nara Period ended
805-1185- the Heian Period of Shoguns
1185- the Heian period ends
1192- the beginning of the Karmakura Period
1192-Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Shogun, Kamakura becomes the political capital
1274-the Mongols first attempt to invade Japan
1333-the end of the Karmakura period
1336-the beginning of the Muromachi Period
1542- the first christen (Jesuit) arrives
1542-the first Portuguese traders arrive
1568-Oda Nobunaga seizes civil authority
1568-Oda Nobunaga permits christen monastery work
1603-Beginning of the Tokugawa Period
1603- Ieyasu Tokugawa is appointed Shogun
1603- The Tokugawa Shoguns divide the subjects into five hereditary classes: Lords, Samurai, Artisans, Farmers and Merchants
1614- Ieyasu bans Christianity from Japan
1633-Ieyasu’s son Iemitsu becomes Shogun
1641- Iemitsu bans foreigners
1868- Shogun is forced to resign and the Shogun Period of Japan in over.
1868- End of the Tokugawa Period
710-794-The Nara Period
794-Shogunate Japan was founded and Kyoto (Heian-kyo) became the capital city
794- The Nara Period ended
805-1185- the Heian Period of Shoguns
1185- the Heian period ends
1192- the beginning of the Karmakura Period
1192-Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Shogun, Kamakura becomes the political capital
1274-the Mongols first attempt to invade Japan
1333-the end of the Karmakura period
1336-the beginning of the Muromachi Period
1542- the first christen (Jesuit) arrives
1542-the first Portuguese traders arrive
1568-Oda Nobunaga seizes civil authority
1568-Oda Nobunaga permits christen monastery work
1603-Beginning of the Tokugawa Period
1603- Ieyasu Tokugawa is appointed Shogun
1603- The Tokugawa Shoguns divide the subjects into five hereditary classes: Lords, Samurai, Artisans, Farmers and Merchants
1614- Ieyasu bans Christianity from Japan
1633-Ieyasu’s son Iemitsu becomes Shogun
1641- Iemitsu bans foreigners
1868- Shogun is forced to resign and the Shogun Period of Japan in over.
1868- End of the Tokugawa Period