SAMURAI HISTORY OF JAPAN
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RULERS OF JAPAN 660 BCE - TODAY
MAPS OF WARLORD-INFESTED JAPAN
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History of Japan as sliced by years on your calendar:
| 10,000 - 300 BCE | 300 BCE - 250 | 250 - 500 | 250 - 500 (pix) | 500 - 800 |
| 800 - 1220 | 1220 - 1500 | 1500 - 1700 | 1700 - 1926 | 1926 - TODAY |
History of Japan according to the Japanese's own periodization:
| J O M O N | Y A Y O I | K O F U N | KOFUN (pix) | H E I A N |
| KAMAKURA | NAMBOKUCHO | MUROMACHI | SENGOKU | MOMOYAMA |
| E D O | M E I J I | T A I S H O | S H O W A | H E I S E I |
History of Japan as divided by conventional timeline:
| Mythological Age | Prehistory | 1st Millennium | 2nd Millennium |
History of Japan based on what ruled at the time:
History of Japan according to who ruled at the time:
History of Japan as categorized by where the government was:
| Heaven | Ise | Yamato | Asuka | Nara | Kyoto |
| Rokuhara | Kamakura I | Kamakura II | Muromachi | Azuchi | Osaka |
| Edo | Tokyo I | Tokyo II | Pentagon | ||
History of Japan based on how it was ruled:
History of Japan highlights:
| Conquer of Japanese Isles | First Government | Landing of Buddhism |
| Two Imperial Courts | Gempei War | Mongol Invasion |
| Onin War | Unification | Invasion of Korea |
| Isolation | Americanization | After Both World Wars |
History of Japan as differentiated by slogans:
[Note
for this table: All blue letters between quotation marks are historical.
All others are summaries of what actually happened.]
Mythical History of Japan, Shintoist Genesis & Shinto Gods:
| Ise | Izumo | Amaterasu | Susanoo | Ninigi |
| Uzume | Shinto Gods | Animal Gods | Samurai Critter | Izanagi |
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