Japan Timeline

By Timothy
  • Period: 710 to 794

    Nara Period

    Inherited a centralised government, chinese calendar introduced,
  • Period: 794 to 1185

    Heian Period

    Capital city moved from nara to kyoto, shoguns began to take over by the end of the is period
  • Period: 1192 to 1333

    the kamakura Shogunate

  • Period: 1336 to 1568

    The Muromachi Shogunate

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    The Tokugawa shogunate

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    Emperor's regain control of japan

    Prince mutsuhito becomes emperor, First Emperor to have real authority since the kamakura period