Japanese Political-Economic History

Eras

The Classical Era

538 - 1185

The Feudal Era

1185 - 1868

The Modern Era

1868 - 2012

Periods

The Asuka Period

538 - 710

The Nara Period

710 - 794

The Heian Period

794 - 1185

The Kamakura Period

1185 - 1333

The Kemmu Restoration

1333 - 1336

The Muromachi Period

1336 - 1573

The Sengoku Period

1467 - 1573

The Azuchi-Momoyama Period

1568 - 1603

The Tokugawa Period

1603 - 1868

The Meiji Reformation

1868 - 1912

The Showa Period

1912 - 1945

American Occupation

1945 - 1952

The Post-War Period

1952 - 2012

The Heisei Period

1989 - 2012

Events

The Taika Reform

645

The Taiho Code Adopted

701

The Yoro Code Adopted

718

The Hogen Rebellion

1156

The Heiji Rebellion

1160

The Genpei War

1180 - 1185

The Mongol Wars

1274 - 1281

The First Portuguese Exchange

1543

The Adoption of Sakoku

1635

The Shimabara Rebellion

1637

Commodore Perry Arrives in Yokohama

1853

The Boshin War

1868

The Charter Oath Issued

1868

The Sino-Japanese War

1894 - 1895

The Russo-Japanese War

1904 - 1905

The First World War

1914 - 1918

The Second World War

1937 - 1945

Pearl Harbor

1941