Azuchi-Momoyama period

Azuchi-Momoyama period was a state in Japan (East Asia) that lasted from 1568 to 1600 CE, about 32 years. Its people spoke Japonic languages (Japanese, Ryukyuan).

Oda Nobunaga and then Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, built great castles and disarmed the peasants. Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea failed, and Tokugawa Ieyasu won the succession at Sekigahara in 1600.

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Facts

Dates

1568 to 1600 CE

Duration

32 years

Type

State

Region

Japan, East Asia

Language family

Japonic

Capital

Azuchi, Osaka, Fushimi

Came from

• Muromachi shogunate 1336 to 1573 CE

Became

• Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) 1603 to 1868 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea
• 1600 Battle of Sekigahara

Neighbours in East Asia

• Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 CE
• Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
• Muromachi shogunate 1336 to 1573 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE
• Ryukyu Kingdom 1429 to 1879 CE
• Portuguese Macau 1557 to 1999 CE
• Phagmodrupa dynasty 1354 to 1618 CE
• Sengoku period c. 1467 to 1600 CE
• Tsangpa dynasty 1565 to 1642 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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