1175 ⟶ Hōnen Founds the Jōdo Shū (Pure Land) Buddhist Sect

Hōnen Shōnin (Genkū) founds the Jōdo shū (Pure Land) sect of...
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⛩️ Hōryū-ji Temple Completed in Ikaruga

Hōryū-ji temple believed to have been completed in Ikaruga, Japan.⟶
Hōryū-ji Temple Completed in Ikaruga (607)
BuddhismJapanese HistoryAsuka PeriodArchitectureReligious SitesCultural Heritage
JapanJapan

🏯 Byōdō-in Temple Converted from Villa

Fujiwara no Yorimichi converts the rural villa at Byōdō-in into a famous Japanese Buddhist temple.⟶
Byōdō-in Temple Converted from Villa (1052)
BuddhismJapanese HistoryHeian PeriodTempleArchitectureReligious Conversion
JapanJapan

🙏 Hōnen Founds the Jōdo Shū (Pure Land) Buddhist Sect

Hōnen Shōnin (Genkū) founds the Jōdo shū (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.⟶
Hōnen Founds the Jōdo Shū (Pure Land) Buddhist Sect (1175)
BuddhismReligious MovementsHeian PeriodKamakura PeriodReligious Reform
JapanJapan

⚔️ Genpei War Begins

1185: the Genpei War in Japan.⟶
Genpei War Begins (1180)
WarfareCivil WarSamuraiHeian PeriodMilitary HistoryFeudalism
JapanJapan

⚔️ Kamakura Shogunate Establishes Political Dominance

Beginning in this year the Kamakura shogunate deprives the emperor of Japan of political power.⟶
Kamakura Shogunate Establishes Political Dominance (1185)
FeudalismShogunateEmperorKamakura PeriodMilitary DictatorshipPolitical PowerCivil War
JapanJapan

🛡️ 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