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Timeline of Samurai & Japanese History 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 538 Jomon period 300 B. C. - A.D. 300 Yayoi period A.D. 300 - A.D. 700 Kofun period - large earthen tombs (kofun) built 369 Japanese colony of Minana established in Korea 538 Buddhism introduced to Japan 607 Prince Shotoku builds the Horyuji 645 Defeat of the Soga clan 646 Taika Reform 710 First permanent capitol at Nara 752 Great Buddha of Nara completed 794 Capital moved to Kyoto 950 Revolt of Taira Masakado 1053 Byodo-In built at Uji 1160 Hogen Rebellion 1180 Battle of Ishibashiyama First battle of Uji Burning of Nara Battle of the Fujigawa 1183 Siege of Hiuchi Battle of Tonamiyama (Kurikara) 1184 Second battle of Uji Battle of Awazu Battle of Ichinotani Battle of Yashima 1185 Battle of Dan no Ura 1189 Battle of Koromogawa 1192 Death of Minamoto Yoritomo 1219 Shokyu Rebellion Third battle of Uji 1274 First Mongol invasion of Japan 1281 Second Mongol invasion of Japan 1331 Revolt of Go-Daigo Siege of Kasagi Siege of Akasaka Siege of Chihaya 1333 Suicide of the Kamakura Hojo 1336 Battle of Minatogawa 1348 Battle of Shijo Nawate 1392 Accession of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu 1467 Onin War begin 1477 Onin War officially ends Fighting spreads to provinces 1480 Hojo Soun supports Imagawa 1493 Hojo capture Izu 1494 Hojo capture Odawara 1506 Ikko-ikki active in Kaga 1512 Hojo capture Kamakura 1518 Siege of Arai 1524 Hojo capture Edo 1536 Takeda Shingen's first battle at Un no kuchi 1537 First battle of Konodai 1540 Siege of Aki-Koriyama 1542 Siege of Toda 1543 Arrival of Europeans in Japan 1545 Night battle of Kawagoe 1548 Battle of Uedahara 1549 Arquebuses first used in Japan at the siege of Kajiki 1553 First battle of Kawanakajima 1554 Siege of Muraki 1555 Battle of Miyajima Second battle of Kawanakajima 1557 Third battle of Kawanakajima First siege of Moji 1560 Battle of Okehazama 1561 Fourth battle of Kawanakajima Odawara besieged by Uesugi 1564 Capture of Inabayama (Gifu) Second battle of Konodai Battle of Azukizaka against Ikki 1569 Siege of Odawara Battle of Mimasetoge 1570 Battle of the Anegawa Battle of Imayama Death of Hojo Ujiyasu 1571 Destruction of Mount Hiei by Nobunaga 1572 Battle of Mikata ga Hara 1573 Death of Takeda Shingen 1574 Siege of Nagashima 1575 Battle of Nagashino 1576 Building of Azuchi Castle Battle of Ishiyama Honganji 1578 Death of Uesugi Kenshin Battle of Mimigawa 1579 Siege of Miki 1580 Surrender of Ishiyama Honganji 1581 Siege of Tottori 1582 Death of Takeda Katsuyori Murder of Oda Nobunaga Battle of Yamazaki 1583 Battle of Shizugatake 1584 Battles of Komaki and Nagakute 1585 Invasion of Shikoku 1586 Building of Osaka Castle Battle of Hetsugigawa 1587 Invasion of Kyushu; Sword Hunt 1590 Siege of Odawara 1591 Siege of Kunoe Unification of Japan complete Separation Edict 1592 First invasion of Korea 1593 Japanese withdraw from Korea 1597 Second invasion of Korea 1598 Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Korean War ends 1600 Battle of Sekigahara 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes Shogun 1614 Winter Campaign of Osaka 1615 Summer Campaign of Osaka 1616 Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu 1638 Shimabara Rebellion is defeated 1639 Closed-country Edict 1854 Arrival of U.S. ships 1868 Meiji Restoration Timeline used from Stephen Turnbull's book Samurai: The story of Japan's Great Warriors For a more detailed timeline check out timelines.ws
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