Chronological table

	Japan History	World History
about 10 thousand years ago	Pre-doki (earthenware) era
B.C.6000	Jomon era (~about B.C.2000)
B.C.5000		the Huang He civilization (~B.C.3000)
B.C.3000		the Egypt civilization
B.C.2300		the Indus civilization (~B.C.1800)
early B.C.2000		the Yin dynasty; China (~B.C.1100)
B.C.2000		the Kreta civilization (~B.C.1500)
B.C.1600		the Mykenai civilization (~B.C.1100)
B.C.1100		the Chou dynasty; China (~B.C.770)
B.C.800		'polis' is formed in Greece
B.C.770		Spring and Autumn period; China (~B.C.403)
B.C.700		Assyria unites the Orient
B.C.509		Republican Rome
B.C.500		the Persian War; between Persia and Greece (~B.C.449)
B.C.463		Warring States period; China (~B.C.221)
B.C.431		the Peloponnesian War; Greece (~B.C.404)
B.C.338		the battle of Chaeronea; Makedonia
B.C.334		Alexander the Great invades the East (~B.C.324)
B.C.264		the Punic war; Rome (~B.C.146)
B.C.247		the First Emperor of Qin (~B.C.216)
about B.C.2000	Yayoi era (~about A.D.300)
B.C.133		the reformation of Marcus Licinius Crassus; Rome (~B.C.121)
B.C.46		Gaius Julius Caesar rules as a dictator; Rome (~B.C.44)
B.C.27		Octavianus; Rome (~A.D.14)

28		Jesus propagates Christianity (~B.C.30)
220		Three Kingdoms; China (~B.C.280)
330		the capital is transferred to Constantinople; Rome
350	The Yamato Imperial Court unites the country. The king tried to show that he is still powerful after he dies, and constructs an old mound. Culture of the continent such as Kanji (the Chinese character) and Confucianism is imported. (Kofun culture)
375		the Migration of Nations starts; Germany
395		Rome splits into the East and West
538	Buddhism is imported from Kudara (China).
587	Soga kills the Mononobe. The Soga starts to get powerful.
593	Prince Shotoku becomes Sessho. Itsukushima Shrine is built. (Asuka culture)
606	Hokki-ji is built.
607	Kenzui-shi, which are Japanese envoys, goes to Zui (China). Horyu-ji temple is built. Chugu-ji is built.
622	Hourin-ji is built.
630	Kenzui-shi changes to Kentoh-shi, which means that Japanese envoys go to Toh (China). (Hakuho culture)
645	The Reformation of the Taika era. Prince Nakano-oe and Nakatomi-no-kamatari kills Soga-no-iruka, which leads to the fall of the Soga.
663	In the Hakusuki-no-e war, the Japanese army loses badly against Toh (China).
669	Kohuku-ji temple is built.
672	Jinshin civil war. Prince Ooama kills Emperor Tenmu's son, Prince Otomo.
685	Hokki-ji temple is built.
about 688	Yakushi-ji temple is built.
before 698	Kamowake-ikazuchi Shrine is built.
710	The new law "Taiho Ritsyryo" is established. Emperor Genmei moves the capital to Heijyo-kyo. Kasuga Grand Shrine is built.
718	Gango-ji temple is built.
724	Emperor Shomu ascends the throne. His properties are kept in the Shoso-in.
731	Saiho-ji temple is built
740	Kamo-mioya Shrine (Shimo-gamo Shine) is built.
747	Todai-ji temple is built.
756	Emperor Shomu dies.
759	Toshodai-ji temple is built.
774	Kozan-ji temple is built.
788	Enryaku-ji temple > Saicho builds a thatched cottage
794	Emperor Kanmu transfers the capital and calls it Heian-kyo.
795	Kyo-o-gokoku-ji temple(To-ji temple) is built.
797	Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro becomes the Seii Taishogun.
798	Kiyomizu-dera temple is built.
800	Ninna-ji temple is built.
805	Saicho returns and founds the Tendai-shu sect.
806	Kukai returns and founds the Shingon-shu sect.
858	Fujiwara-no-Mototsune becomes Sessho.
874	Daigo-ji temple is built.
882		Kiev Park; Russia (~1300)
884	Fujiwara-no-Mototsune becomes Kanpaku. The Fujiwara family increases its power.
894	The Kentoshi system is finalized, by Sugawara-no-Michizane's idea.
905	Kokin-waka-shu (a collection of wakas) is made.
952	The five-storied pagoda is built on a flat land in Daigo-ji temple.
1000	Ujigami Shrine is built.
1016	Fujiwara-no-Michinaga becomes Sessho. The Fujiwara family reaches its highest peek of prosper. Makura-no-soshi is written by Seisho-nagon. The Tale of Genji is written by Murasaki Shikibu.
1052	Byodo-in is built.
1053	Houo-do (Amida-do) is built in the Byodo-in which is now a national treasure.
1096		the First Crusade (~1099)
1156	Hogen civil war
1159	Heiji civil war
1160	Minamoto-no-Yoritomo is deported to Izu.
1167	Taira-no-Kiyomori becomes a Premier (Dajo minister)
1180	Minamoto-no-Yoritomo raises an army in Izu.
1185	In the Dan-no-ura civil war, the Heiji familiy is conquered.
1189		the Third Crusade (~1192)
1191	Eisai comes back and founds the Rinzai-shu sect.
1192	Minamoto-no-Yoritomo becomes the Seii Taishogun
1193	The Kamakura Shogunate is founded.
1200		Angkor Vat; Cambodia Inca civilization; Andes (~1533)
1201		the Fourth Crusade (~1204)
1205	Shin Kokin-waka-shu is made.
1215		the Magna Carta; Great Britain
1221	Jokyu civil war. The Shogunate and Imperial Court start to oppose against each other, and Rokuhara Tandai is set in Kyoto by the Shogunate to observe the Imperial Court.
1224	Shinran founds the Jodoshin-shu sect.
1255	Tenryu-ji temple is built.
1270		the seventh crusade
1272	Nishi Hongan-ji temple is built.
1281	The Mongol's invasion.
1299		Osman Turkey (~1922)
1331	Himeji-jo Palace is built
1333	Ashikaga Takauji and Nitta-Yoshisada conquer the Kamakura Shogunate.
1334	Kenmu-no-shinsei by Emperor Godaigo. (Kitayama culture)
1335	Ashikaga-Takauji raises his army against the Emperor. The Imperial Court splits into the north and south.
1338	Ashikaga Takauji becomes the Seii Taishogun.
1339		100 Years' war (~1453)
1378	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu builds the Hana-no-gosho in Muromachi and moves there.
1392	Yoshimitsu unifies the Imperial Courts in the north and south.
1397	Yoshimitsu builds Rokuon-ji temple (Kinkaku-ji temple) in Kitayama. At this time, Sado (the way of tea) and Kado (Japanese flower arrangement) becomes popular.
1404	Kango trade with Min (China) begins.
1438		Hapsburg family ascends the Throne hereditary; Germany
1450	Ryoan-ji temple is built as a villa for the nobles, and that year, becomes a Zen temple.
1455		the Wars of the Roses (~1485)
1467	Onin civil war breaks out. Noh and Kyogen are completed at this time by Kan-ami and Ze-ami. Renga (linked poems) also becomes popular.
1477	Onin civil war almost settles down. The Shogunate, however, have already lost its power, and the confused age of Gekokujo (the lower dominating the upper) begins.
1482	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu builds the Silver Pavilion in Higashiyama. Suiboku-ga (black-and-white drawings) by Sesshu becomes popular.
1489	Jisho-ji temple (Ginkaku-ji) temple is built.
1492		Columbus discovers America
1498		Vasco Da Gama arrives in Calcutta
1517		the Reformation of Martin Luther
1519		Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth (~1522)
1534		the Society of Jesus forms
1543	Portuguese ships drift ashore on Tanega-shima island. Guns are introduced in Japan.
1549	Francisco Zavier comes to the shore of Kagoshima by a ship, and spreads Christianity.
1558		Queen Elizabeth I; Great Britain (~1603)
1568	Oda Nobunaga obeys Ashikaga Yoshiaki and goes up to the capital of Kyoto.
1573	Oda Nobunaga exiles Ashikaga Yoshiaki from Kyoto, and the Muromachi Shogunate falls. Around this time, Sado (the way of tea), Sarugaku (an art of mimicry), and Renga (linked poems) become popular.
1576	Oda Nobunaga clears away enemies one after another and moves his residence to Azuchi-jo Palace. (Momoyama culture)
1582	An incident at Honnoh-ji occurs. Oda Nobunaga is attacked by his follower, Akechi Mitsuhide and commits suicide. His other follower Hashiba Hideyoshi subjugates Akechi Mitsuhide in order to avenge on his master.
1583	Osaka-jo Palace is completed.
1586	Hashiba Hideyoshi becomes a Premier (Dajo minister) and names himself Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
1590	Hideyoshi continues to succeed Nobunaga's will, and unifies the nation.
1591	Sen no Rikyu commits suicide.
1598	Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies.
1600	The Sekigahara battle occurs.	East India Company; Great Britain
1603	Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes a Seii Taishogun. Nijo-jo Palace is built by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
1612	The Tokugawa Shogunate prohibits Christianity.
1635	Tokugawa Shogunate closes the country from the world except for some areas. From this, Japan's industry falls far behind the Western countries.
1642		the Puritan revolution; Great Britain
1649		Cromwell's republicanism
1682		Pyotr I; Russia (~1725)
1688		the Glorious Revolution; Great Britain (~1689)
1740		Maria Theresia; Austria (~1780)
1775		the War of Independence; America
1789		Washington becomes the first president; America
1814		Congress of Vienna (~1815)
1830		July Revolution
1848		the Parisian February Revolution, the Austrian March Revolution
1852		Napoleon ascends the throne
1853	Governor General of America, Perry visits the Uraga shore by ship. People seems surprised by seeing the steam ship for the first time.
1854	U.S.-Japan Peace Treaty is concluded.
1858	U.S.-Japan Amity Trade Treaty is concluded.
1861		Civil war; America (~1865)
1862		Bismarck becomes the chancellor
1867	The Tokugawa Shogunate restores the reins of the government to the Emperor. The big command of the Restoration of Imperial Rule.
1868	Edo is renamed to Tokyo.
1869	The return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor. Also, the two laws, "the equality of the four classes in the country", and "nobility and descendant of a Samurai" are established.
1871	The abolition of class and establishment of prefecture. The mission of Iwakura Tomomi is sent to Europe.	the German Empire is formed
1885	Ito Hirofumi becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan.
1889	"The Constitution of Great Empire of Japan" is promulgated.
1894	The Sino-Japanese War begins.
1895	The Sino-Japanese War ends. "The Treaty of Shimonoseki" is concluded.
1896	The Industrial Revolution.
1904	The Russo-Japanese War begins.
1905	The Russo-Japanese War ends. "The Treaty of Portsmouth" is concluded.
1912	Emperor Meiji dies.	the Republic of China forms
1913		the assassination in Sarajevo causes the World War I
1914	The entry of Japan in the World War I.
1919		the Paris Peace Conference
1920	Japan joins the League of Nations and becomes a permanent member.
1922		Stalin rules as a dictator; Russia (~1953)
1926	Emperor Taisho dies.
1929		the Great Depression
1931	The Manchurian Incident occurs.	the Manchurian Incident; China
1932	Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated on May 15th.
1933	Japan withdraws from the League of Nations.
1936	The assassination on February 26th.
1937	Chinese-Japanese War begins.	the Chinese-Japanese war (~1945)
1939	The World War II begins.	the World War II breaks out
1940	The triple military alliance is concluded by Japan, Germany, and Italy.
1941	Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor. The Pacific War begins.
1945	The Atomic Bomb hits Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan accepts the Potsdam Declaration. The G.H.Q. orders the dissolution of the big financial combines and the farmland reform.
1946	Emperor Showa declares that he is a human being (because Emperors were gods before) The Constitution of Japan is promulgated on November 3rd.
1947	The Constitution of Japan is enforced on May 3rd.
1948	The Far East Military Judgement is given a decision. Tojo Hideki is put to death by hanging.	the founding of Israel
1949		the People's Republic of China is formed
1950	The Korean War begins.
1951	The San Francisco Peace Treaty is concluded. Yoshida Shigeru signs the treaty.
1956	Japanese-Soviet Joint Declaration. Japan joins the United Nations.
1964	The Tokyo Olympic is held.
1966		the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; China (~1976)
1967		EC
1972	Okinawa is returned to Japan.
1978	Japan-China Peace and Friendship Treaty is concluded.
1980		the Iran-Iraq war
1993		EU