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The Emperor of Japan; Emperor Kammu, would move the imperial capital from Nara to Heian-Kyo (Kyoto). His reasons; though not recorded, were likely the reasons of Heian 平安 meaning peace.
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the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185, It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-Kyō (modern Kyoto). Heian (平安) means 'peace' in Japanese.
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The Genpei war was a 5 year long war from1180-1185, which would also mark the end of The Heian period as the era of peace would be disrupted by this war. -
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Of the Minamoto clan would establish the kamakura shogunate with the end of the genpei war, marking the beginning of the Kamakura Period and Shogunate era.
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The Muromachi period is named after the Muromachi shogunate which would dominate Japan, it was an era of political unrest, but also a period of cultural growth.
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The period is known for the unification of Japan under the oda Nobunaga daimyo, Nobunaga and his successor Hideyoshi who would unify the provinces
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Toyotomi (Hideyoshi) would die prior, and Tokugawa would take control, he was appointed shogun by the emperor and therefore the Tokugawa shogunate