Evolution of samurai institutions and bushidō (1185–1868)

1. Minamoto victory opens the Kamakura warrior government

   Apr 25, 1185Labels: Minamoto clan, Kamakura bakufu

   • Britannica
   • Kamakura Shogunate

2. Minamoto no Yoritomo appointed shogun

   Aug 21, 1192Labels: Minamoto no, Kamakura bakufu

   • Britannica
   • Kamakura Shogunate

3. Hōjō regency begins, reshaping shogunal power

   Jan 1, 1203Labels: H j, Kamakura bakufu

   • Kamakura Shogunate

4. Jōkyū War confirms bakufu dominance over the court

   May 1, 1221Labels: J ky, Kamakura bakufu

   • Uji 1221
   • Kamakura Shogunate

5. Goseibai Shikimoku issued as a samurai legal code

   Aug 27, 1232Labels: Goseibai Shikimoku, H j

   • Goseibai Code

6. First Mongol invasion tests samurai warfare and rewards

   Nov 1, 1274Labels: Mongol invasions, Kamakura bakufu

   • Britannica Kamakura
   • Britannica Medieval

7. Second Mongol invasion deepens Kamakura financial strain

   Aug 1, 1281Labels: Mongol invasions, Kamakura bakufu

   • Britannica Medieval
   • Britannica Kamakura

8. Kemmu Restoration attempts direct imperial rule

   Jan 1, 1333Labels: Kemmu Restoration, Emperor Go-Daigo

   • Britannica Muromachi

9. Siege of Kamakura ends Hōjō control and the Kamakura bakufu

   May 22, 1333Labels: Siege of, Nitta Yoshisada

   • Britannica Nitta
   • Siege 1333

10. Ashikaga Takauji’s revolt leads to a new shogunate

    Jan 1, 1336Labels: Ashikaga Takauji, Muromachi shogunate

    • Britannica Muromachi

11. Ōnin War sparks widespread samurai fragmentation

    Jan 1, 1477Labels: nin War, Ashikaga shogunate

    • Britannica Sengoku

12. Portuguese arrival accelerates firearms adoption

    Jan 1, 1543Labels: Portuguese arrival, firearms

    • Britannica Sengoku

13. Hideyoshi’s 1588 sword hunt separates warriors and peasants

    Jan 1, 1588Labels: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, sword hunt

    • Hideyoshi

14. Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa victory path

    Oct 21, 1600Labels: Battle of, Tokugawa Ieyasu

    • Britannica Sekigahara
    • NPS Sekigahara

15. Buke shohatto issues Tokugawa conduct rules for warrior houses

    Jan 1, 1615Labels: Buke shohatto, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Buke Shohatto

16. Sankin kōtai becomes official, tying samurai elites to Edo

    Jan 1, 1635Labels: Sankin k, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Britannica Sankin
    • Japan Society

17. Hagakure compiled, reflecting Edo-era bushidō ideals

    Jan 1, 1716Labels: Hagakure, Yamamoto Tsunetomo

    • Tsunetomo
    • Hagakure

18. Meiji Restoration ends Tokugawa rule and starts institutional dismantling

    Jan 1, 1868Labels: Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Meiji Restoration

19. Conscription Ordinance replaces samurai monopoly on military service

    Jan 10, 1873Labels: Conscription Ordinance, Meiji government

    • Conscription

20. Haitōrei sword ban ends public samurai sword privilege

    Mar 28, 1876Labels: Hait rei, Meiji government

    • Hait rei

21. Battle of Shiroyama ends the Satsuma Rebellion

    Sep 24, 1877Labels: Battle of, Satsuma Rebellion

    • Shiroyama
    • Satsuma Rebellion