Shogunate Japan

  • 1192

    Minamoto no Yoritomo establishes the Kamakura shogunate

  • 1274

    Mongols attack Japan

  • 1334

    Ashikaga Takauji establishes the Muromachi (Kyoto) shogunate

  • 1397

    Temple of the Golden Pavilion is built in Kyoto

  • 1482

    Temple of the Silver Pavilion is built in Kyoto

  • 1543

    Portuguese introduce the first firearms to Japan