1616 ⟶ Death of Former Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Death of retired shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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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.⟶
FeudalismShogunateMilitary DictatorshipKamakura PeriodPolitical TransitionJapanese HistorySamuraiGovernance
Japan⚰️ Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known as the unifier of Japan.⟶
Sengoku PeriodUnificationPower StruggleSuccessionDaimyoFeudalismShogunate
Japan🏯 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.⟶
ShogunateEdo PeriodTokugawa IeyasuFeudalismSamuraiJapanese HistoryPolitical TransitionCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
Japan👑 Tokugawa Ieyasu Steps Down as Shōgun
Tokugawa Ieyasu passes the title of shōgun to his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, and "retires" to Sunpu Domain.⟶
Tokugawa ShogunateSuccessionEdo PeriodFeudalismCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
Japan⚰️ Death of Former Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu
👑 Emperor Shōwa's Death and Accession of Emperor Heisei
January 7: Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) dies; his son, Akihito (the Emperor Heisei) becomes Emperor of Japan.⟶
MonarchyEmperorSuccessionPost-War
Japan