1457 ⟶ Construction of Edo Castle Begins

Construction of Edo Castle begins.
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🛡️ Minamoto no Yoritomo Appointed Shōgun

Minamoto no Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishōgun, "barbarian-subduing great general", shōgun for short, the first military dictator to bear this title.⟶
Minamoto no Yoritomo Appointed Shōgun (1192)
FeudalismShogunateMilitary DictatorshipKamakura PeriodPolitical TransitionJapanese HistorySamuraiGovernance
JapanJapan

⚔️ Muromachi Shogunate Established, Nanboku-chō Period Begins

The Kenmu Restoration ends and the Muromachi period begins in Japan; start of the Nanboku-chō period.⟶
Muromachi Shogunate Established, Nanboku-chō Period Begins (1336)
ShogunateCivil WarFeudalismEmperorMilitary Rule
JapanJapan

🏯 Construction of Edo Castle Begins

Construction of Edo Castle begins.⟶
Construction of Edo Castle Begins (1457)
Edo PeriodArchitectureMilitaryShogunateGovernanceFeudalismTerritorial Control
JapanJapan

🏯 Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shōgun, Founding the Tokugawa Shogunate

Tokugawa Ieyasu takes the title of shōgun, establishing the Tokugawa shogunate. This begins the Edo period, which will last until 1868.⟶
Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shōgun, Founding the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603)
ShogunateEdo PeriodTokugawa IeyasuFeudalismSamuraiJapanese HistoryPolitical TransitionCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
JapanJapan

🔒 Japan Begins Policy of National Seclusion

1639: Japan transforms into "locked country".⟶
Japan Begins Policy of National Seclusion (1633)
IsolationismEdo PeriodShogunateTokugawa IeyasuForeign PolicyTradeNationalismPolitical Control
JapanJapan

📜 Matsudaira Sadanobu Institutes Kansei Reforms

Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.⟶
Matsudaira Sadanobu Institutes Kansei Reforms (1787)
Edo PeriodShogunatePolitical ReformEconomic PolicySocial OrderFeudalismJapanese HistoryGovernance
JapanJapan