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1192
 
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Yoritomo is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun, beginning centuries of rule by shoguns more powerful than the Japanese emperors       
c. 1200
 
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The samurai provide military support for the shogun, in a system similar to feudalism at this same period in Europe        
c. 1200
 
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Bushido, the code of the samurai, emphasizes the necessary qualities of respect, decorum, courage and martial skill       
1231
 
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The Mongols conquer the Korean peninsula, subsequently using it as a base for two expeditions against Japan      
c. 1250
 
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A Japanese potter, returning from China, makes Seto the centre of ceramic production in Japan      
1252
 
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A huge bronze sculpture, known as Daibutsu and cast in Kamakura, depicts Amida, the Amitabha Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism       
1274
 
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The Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274 seems to confirm the doom and disaster foretold by the Buddhist prophet Nichiren       
1281
 
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For the second time Japan is saved from Mongol invasion by powerful storms - which are given the name kamikaze, or 'divine wind'       
c. 1300
 
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The formalities of the Tea Ceremony demand equivalently exquisite wares from the Japanese potters      
Tea Ceremony house
Charles Peel
1338
 
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A new dynasty, the Ashikaga shogunate, comes into power after a member of the family, Takauji, wins a civil war