660 B.C. - 1600 A.D.
| HISTORY OF JAPAN | WORLD HISTORY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 660 BC |
Traditional date of accession of first emperor, Jimmu. |
334 221 202 |
The expedition of Alexander the Great. The first Emperor of Ch'in conquers China. The former-han dynasty begins. |
| YAYOI POTTERY CULTURE (300BC - 300AD) | |||
| 57AD 239 c.300 |
First recorded Japanese mission to China. Himiko, the Qeen of Yamatai state, sends mission to China. Mount Tombs are built.(c.600) |
27BC 1AD 105 |
The Roman Empire is established. Cristian Era begins. Paper is invented in China. |
| YAMATO STATE (c.350 - 7tn cent.) | |||
| 350 538 604 607 645 701 708 |
Yamato state is founded. Buddhism is introduced from Korea. Prince Shotoku issues the Seventh Articles Constitution. The Horyuji Temple is built. Taika coup d'etat and reform by Prince Naka-no-Oe. The Taika Law code is compiled. First issuance of copper coinage. |
376 610 618 642 661 |
The Visigothe cross the Danube. Islamic religion is propagated by Mohammed. The T'ang dynasty is founded. Fall of the Sasan dynasty of Persia. Mo'awiya founds the Omayyad Caliphate. |
| NARA PERIOD (710 - 784) | |||
| 710 712 720 752 759 |
The capital Heijokyo (Nara) is founded. Compilation of Kojiki, a legendary history of ancient Japan. Compilation of Nihon-shoki history. Dedication of Great Buddha in the Todaiji Temple. Compilation of 4,500 waka poems collectively called "Manyoshu". |
732 750 |
Charles Martel's victory at Tours-Poitiers. Abu-I-Abbas establishes the Abbasid Caliphate. |
| HEIAN PERIOD (794 - 1185) | |||
| 794 805 806 858 894 905 c. 1007 1069 |
The capital is shifted to Heian-kyo (Kyoto) Saicho founds the Tendai sect. Kukai founds the Shingon sect. Fujiwara Yoshifusa becomes the first regent not of the imperial family. Decision to stop embassies to China. Compilation of "Kokin Wakashu". The Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) is written by lady Murasaki. Start of insei rule by retired emperors. |
800 843 960 962 1054 1066 |
Charles the Great becomes the Western Roman Emperor. The Treaty of Verdun; the Carolingian Empire is divided. The Sung dynasty is founded (-1126) The Hoke Roman Empire is established by Otto I. The Christian world is split in two, the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox. William I defeats the Anglo-Saxon army in the Battle of Hastings. |
| 1086 1156 1159 1167 1180 1185 |
Insei rule by Shirakawa. (-1129) Hogen War: elimination of most leading members of the Minamoto family. Heiji War: destruction of Minamoto Yoshitomo by Kiyomori of the Taira family. Kiyomori is appointed Grand Minister. War between the Minamoto and Taira (Gempei wars). Destruction of the Taira at naval battle of Dannoura. |
1096 1127 |
The first expedition of the Crusaders. The Southern Sung dynasty is founded at Lin-an (-1279). |
| KAMAKURA PERIOD (1185 - 1333) | |||
| 1189 1192 1199 |
Execution of Yoritomo's brother,Yoshitsune Minamoto Yoritomo establishes the Shogunate (Bakufu) in Kamakura. Death of Yoritomo and assumption of control by his wife Hojo Masako and her father Tokimasa. |
1200 1206 1215 1234 1241 |
The University of Paris is founded. Genghis Khan conquers Mongolia. The Magna Carta is signed by King John. The Chin dynasty is destroyed by the Mongol Empire. The Battle of Liegnits (Wahlstatt) in Silesia. |
| 1205 1219 |
Shin-kokin wakashu is compiled. Murder of the shogun Sanetomo ends the main Minamoto line. First Mongol attempt to invade Japan. |
1256 1258 1271 |
The Great Interregnum in the Holy Roman Empire. Hulagu establishes the Il-khanate. Kublai Khan adopts the name of Yuan dynasty. |
| 1274 1281 1321 1331 1333 1336 1338 |
Second Mongol unsuccessful invasion. Emperor Go-Daigo restores imperial rule. Revolt and deposition of Go-Daigo. The Kamakura General, Ashikaga Takauji deserts Go-Daigo. Destruction of the Hojo family by Nitta Yoshisada. Godaigo moves his court to Yoshino in Yamato (Southern court), while Takauji enthrones Emperor Komyo in Kyoto (Northern court). (-1392) Period of the Northern and Southern Courts. |
1275 1299 1309 |
Marco Polo enters the service of the Khan (-1292). Osman I eatablishes the Ottoman dynasty. The King of France confines the papal court to Avignon. |
| MUROMACHI PERIOD (1338 - 1573) | |||
| 1338 1392 1397 1404 1441 |
Takauji establishes the Shogunate in Kyoto. Reunion of the Northern and Southern courts. Shogun Yoshimitsu builds Kinkakuji (the Golden Pavilion). Start of tally trade with China. Assassination of the shogun, Yoshinori. |
1338 1368 1378 1381 1450 1453 |
The Hundred Years' War breaks out. The Ming dynasty is founded. The Great Schism (-1417) Peasants' Revolt in England. Gutenberg invents the printing press. The Eastern Roman Empire is overthrown. |
| 1467 1467 1489 1543 1549 1557 |
(-1568) Period of the Warring States (-1477) Onin wars. Shogun Yoshimasa builds the Ginkakuji (the Silver Pavilion). Arrival of the Portuguese at Tanegashima iland and the introduction of firearms. Fancis Xavier lands at Kagoshima in Kyushu, and propagates Christianity. Destruction of the Ouchi family by Mori Motonari (grandfather of the founder of the Choshu-han). |
1492 1498 1517 1522 1526 1555 1558 |
Columbus arrives at the West Indies. Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut. Martin Luther's Reformation. Magellan's crew completes around-the-world cruise. Babar establishes the Mogul Empire in India. Religious peace of Augsburg. Queen Elizabeth I is enthroned. |
1568 1568 1573 1582 1587 1588 |
(-1600)Period of National Reunification Seizure of Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga ousts Shogun Yoshiaki. Nobunaga is killed at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto. Hideyoshi orders Jesuit missionaries expelled. Hideyoshi confiscates swords from the peasants. |
1571 1581 1588 |
The naval battle at Lepanto. Declaration of Independence of Holland. The Invincible Armada of Spain is defeated by the English fleet. |
| 1592 1597 1598 1600 |
Hideyoshi invades Korea. Hideyoshi resumes Korea campaign. Death of Hideyoshi and withdrawal from Korea. Victory of Ieyasu at the battle of Sekigahara. |
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