Feudal Japan
Beginnings 300 BC – Chinese and Koreans to Japan Warring Clans 400 AD Yamato family Emperor Yamato emperors still rule today
Heian Period 794-1185 Japanese emperor moved his court from Nara to Heiam (modern Kyoto) Art and writing flourished
Feudalism 1100: Emperor loses power Clans established armies Land given to warlords in turn for protection Warlords (lords) surrounded themselves with warriors called samurai
Shoguns 1192 Minamoto clan emerges = shogun “Supreme general of the lord’s army” Emperor still remained, but the shogun held the power
1192-1600 Turmoil and warfare 1600- Tokugawa clan restored order to the chaos, became shogun, and moved his capital to Edo Edo would come to be known as Tokyo 1600-1868 – Japan restored period of stability Persecuted Christians (Catholics) 1639 – closed port