Heinz-Murray 2E.book

CHRONOLOGY OF JAPANESE HISTORY

2000

B.C.E.

250

B.C.E.

250

C.E.

552

647

794

1185

1333

1392

1573

1615

1868

Jomon period

Ya y o i p e r i o d

(ca. 250 B.C.E.–250 C.E.)

Kofun period (Old

To m b s ) 250–550 C.E.

Asuka period (552–710)

Ya m a t o S t a t e

Nara period (710–794)

Heian period

(794–1185)

Kamakura period

(1185–1333)

Shogunate

Nambokucho period

(1333–1392)

Muromachi period

(1392–1573)

Momoyama period

(1573–1615)

Edo period [Tokugawa]

(1615–1868)

Modern period

(1868–present)

Meiji period 1868–1912

Ta i s h o p e r i o d 1912–1926

Showa period 1926–1989

Heisei period

1989–present

Hunting and gathering

660–585 legendary first emperor Jimmu

350 B.C.E. introduction of wet-rice cultivation

Rice cultivation, bronze

183–248 Queen Himiko (Chinese texts)

Monumental tombs

Building of Ise Shrine

552 arrival of Buddhism from Paekche (Korea)

574–622 Prince Shotoku

607 first embassy to China

645 Taika reform

710 founding of Nara

712 Kojiki

720 Nihon Shoku

Assimilation of Buddhism

837 end of embassies to China

Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji

1180–1185 Gempei War

1185 founding of Shogunate by Minamoto no Yoritomo at

Kamakura

The monk Eisei (1141–1215) introduces Zen Buddhism

1274 and 1281 Mongol invasions repelled

Rise of powerful daimyos challenge the Shogun

1467–1477 Onin War

1568 invasion of Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga

Tokugawa Shogunate founded at Edo (Tokyo)

1853 Perry Expedition

1867 end of Shogunate; return to power of emperors;

Emperor Meiji

Rapid modernization and industrialization

1937 War with China

1939–1945 WWII

1989 death of Emperor Hirohito

Ancient Period

Classical Period

Medieval Period

Early Modern

Modern