Japan's Military History
The essay for this section has been published in Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2 Volumes. Edited by Thomas Green. Oxford: ABC Clio, 2001. A short version of this essay will be published here.

Ancient Period

Important Dates:

10000BC- 250BC Jomon period

250BC-250AD Yayoi period

250-600 Kofun period

ca. 530 Introduction of State Buddhism

645 Taika Reforms.

668 Omi Codes

672-3 Jinshin War

689 Kiyomihara Codes

702 Taiho Codes

711-794 Nara period

718 Yoro Codes

737 Ono no Azumabito leads unsuccesfull campaign against the emishi people in Mutsu.

740 Revolt of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu

764 Revolt of Fujiwara no Nakamaro

794-1185 Heian period

801 Sakanoue no Tamuramaro leads a successful campaign against the emishi.

939 Taira no Masakado Rebellion.

1056-62 The Former Nine Years War (was only six years)

1083-87 The Later Three Years War (was four years)

1156 Hogen Conflict

1159-60 Heiji Conflict

1180-85 Genpei War

1180/8 Battle of Ishibashiyama

1180/10 Battle at Fujigawa

1183 Noriyori and Yoshitsune defeat Yoshinaka

1184 Battle of Ichinotani

1185 Battle of Dannoura

1185-1333 Kamakura period

1189 Oshu Campaign

1221 Jokyu War

1274 First Mongol Invasion

1281 Second Mongol Invasion

Scene from the "Mongol Picture Scroll" (also, Takezaki Suenaga ekotoba). Mongols on the left shooting arrows and throwing explosive devices at Suenaga.

1333-36 Kenmu Restoration

1336-1573 Muromachi period

1336-1392 Nanbokucho period

...........1477-1573 Sengoku ("Warring Provinces") period

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1600-1868 Edo (Tokugawa) Period

1868-1912 Meiji Period

1912-1926 Taisho Period

1926-1989 Showa Period

1989-present Heisei Period

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