1787 ⟶ Matsudaira Sadanobu Institutes Kansei Reforms

Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
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📜 Taihō Code Enacted

The Taihō Code is enacted in late Asuka period Japan.⟶
Taihō Code Enacted (701)
Japanese HistoryAsuka PeriodLegal CodeGovernanceCentralizationEmperorPolitical ReformBureaucracy
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

🏯 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

📜 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

🇯🇵 Abolition of the Feudal System in Japan

The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.⟶
Meiji RestorationFeudalismAbolitionPolitical ReformSamuraiDaimyoCentralizationModernizationImperialism
JapanJapan