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• Periods of Chinese History
  The following lists the traditional periodization of Chinese history. [[Category:Historical Periods]]
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• Overseas Chinese in Japan
  .... In the [[Nara period|Nara]] through [[Muromachi period]]s, it is perhaps Chinese Buddhist monks who are the most prominent in the historiography, bringing n ...of Chinese living amid and among the wider Japanese community in a number of places throughout Kyushu, including [[Miyakonojo|Miyakonojô]], [[Usuki]],
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• Warring States Period
  ...tes Period in Chinese history; for the period by the same name in Japanese history, see [[Sengoku Period]].'' *''Chinese/Japanese'': 戰國時代 ''(Zhànguó Shídài / sengoku jidai)''
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• Crossbow
  ...an ancient Chinese crossbow, on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York]] ...tary methods, by the [[Heian period]] it was no longer a prominent element of Japanese martial modes.
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• Yellow River
  *''Chinese'': 黃河 ''(Huáng Hé)'' ...of ancient Chinese civilization, but also created many problems throughout history.
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• Xia Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': [[夏]] ''(Xia / Ka)'' ...g]] and [[Zhou Dynasty|Zhou Dynasties]] which followed, it is known as one of the Three Dynasties.
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• Liao Dynasty
  *''Chinese'': 遼 ''(Liáo)'' ...Dynasty]] religious and artistic culture survives still today in the city of [[Datong]] and elsewhere in [[Shanxi province]]. A [[Timber Pagoda]] built
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• Western Jin Dynasty
  ...65]], and then unified [[China proper]] in [[280]] by conquering the state of [[Eastern Wu]]. ...ding with the final end of the dynasty in [[317]]. The Western Jin capital of [[Luoyang]] fell to [[Xiongnu]] attackers in [[311]], and [[Chang'an]] in [
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• Xi Xia
  ...ern Song Dynasty]] or Xi Xia statue of [[Kannon|Guanyin]], Honolulu Museum of Art]] *''Chinese'': 西[[夏]] ''(Xī Xià)''
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• Jin Dynasty
  *''Chinese'': [[金]] ''(Jīn)'' ...[[Northern Song Dynasty]] in [[1127]] and claiming most of the land north of the [[Huai River]]. The dynasty is known for its Sinicization, and developm
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• Kaifeng
  ...0px|A section of the city as seen in a detail from a [[Qing dynasty]] copy of "Along the River on the [[Qingming Festival]]," by [[Zhang Zeduan]]]] *''Chinese/Japanese'': 開封 ''(Kāifēng / Kaifuu)''
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• Sui Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 隋 ''(Suí / Zui)'' ...] which would follow. Its brief reign was characterized chiefly by efforts of centralization and consolidation.
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• Tanegashima
  ...just south of [[Kyushu]] and famous as the site of the first introduction of European-style [[teppo|firearms]] into Japan in [[1543]]. ==History==
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• Tiantai
  *''Chinese'': 天台 ''(tiāntái)'' Tiāntái is one of the earliest and most prominent sects of Chinese [[Buddhism]]. Developed by [[Zhiyi]] in the 6th century, it was introduced
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• Sherman Lee
  ...red numerous scholarly texts, including the widely-used textbook ''History of Far Eastern Art''. ...ts Men in Japan: Discoveries in the George Leslie Stout papers]," Archives of American Art Blog, 29 Oct 2012.<br>Edan Corkill, "[http://www.japantimes.co
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• Northern Wei Dynasty
  ...ccessful implementation of the equal-field system, and for the development of a multiethnic elite which played a role in later reunifying China into the ...of the concept of ''chakravartin'' (the righteous king who turns the wheel of the [[Dharma]]), comparing themselves favorably to the great Buddhist king
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• Emishi
  ...nding on their relationship with the court. Many famous families of later periods, including the [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara family]] appear to have originated ...Province|Michinoku]] (aka Mutsu); by this time, the ''kanji'' 毛人 fell out of use, and were replaced with 蝦夷 as the most common characters to refer t
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• Periods of Chinese History
  The following lists the traditional periodization of Chinese history. [[Category:Historical Periods]]
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• Six Dynasties Period
  ...six states of southern China are considered the eponymous "six dynasties" of the period: the [[Eastern Wu]], [[Eastern Jin]], [[Liu Song]], [[Southern Q ...ance Techniques, Language Usage, and Transmission," PhD thesis, University of Sheffield (2018), 123-124.</ref>
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• Song Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': [[宋]] ''(Sòng / Sou)'' ...d, until [[1279]], when it fell to Mongol invasions, marking the beginning of the [[Yuan Dynasty]].
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• Asuka Period
  ...s. The Asuka period also saw the introduction of [[Buddhism]], and of much Chinese political culture and philosophy, as well as bureaucratic structures and pr ...established as the first "permanent" capital in 710, marking the beginning of the Nara period.
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• Nara Period
  ...o-daigokuden.jpg|right|thumb|350px|The main audience hall (''daigokuden'') of the [[Heijo Imperial Palace|Heijô Imperial Palace]] (reconstructed 2010)]] The Nara period takes its name from the site of [[Heijo-kyo|Heijô-kyô]] in present day [[Nara]], which served as the impe
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• Imperial Rescript on Education
  ...ation|public education]] in the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] through early Shôwa periods. ...an unbroken Imperial Japanese past, emphasizing filial piety, the pursuit of learning and cultivation, the public good and common interests, and persona
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• Zhou Dynasty
  ...itual vessel, early Eastern Zhou, c. 8th century BCE. Santa Barbara Museum of Art]] *''Chinese/Japanese'': 周 ''(Zhou / Shuu)''
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• The New Compilation of the Register of Families
  ...erial lineage, and concluding with some number of genealogies of prominent Chinese and Korean lineages. ...estry than was true. This problem is made all the more serious by the loss of earlier genealogical documentation. Thus, the author writes, great efforts
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• Military conscription
  Military conscription from the peasantry, for the formation of a standing army loyal to the central Imperial government, was chiefly only ==Asuka & Nara Periods==
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• Slaves
  ...Also, one could not bridge the societal gaps through marriage, and crimes of slaves were punished harsher than those committed by normal citizens. ...te chattel slave, according to contemporary sources, had roughly the value of a strong horse or cow."
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• Tang Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 唐 ''(Táng / Tou)'' ...ls, and governmental structures and legal codes (e.g. the [[Taika Reform]] of [[645]]), were based upon Tang Dynasty models.
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• Shang Dynasty
  ...ze ''[[ding]]'' from the Shang Dynasty (11th c. BCE). Santa Barbara Museum of Art]] *''Chinese/Japanese'': 商 ''(Shang / Shou)''
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• Burma
  ...courts. With the exception of [[Mongol]] conquests in the 1280s, however, Chinese military efforts against Burma, e.g. under the [[Qianlong Emperor]] in the ==History==
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• Silla
  Silla was one of [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|three kingdoms]] which ruled the Korean peninsula ...Silla, including the [[Seokguram]] grottoes, completed in the second half of the 8th century.<ref>Gallery labels, "Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom," Metro
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• Ryukyu investiture crown
  [[File:Hibenkan.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A replica of the Naha City Museum of History crown, on display at [[Shuri castle]]]] *''Japanese/Chinese'': 皮弁冠 ''(hibenkan / pi bian guan)''
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• Shiga Shigetaka
  ...inker, geographer, and politician of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô periods. ...active in similar groups, including Dôshikai and Chûô-seisha, and a number of different political parties.
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• Yuan Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 元 ''(Yuán / Gen)'' ...dynasty eventually fell to a peasant rebellion, the [[Han Chinese]] leader of which then established the [[Ming Dynasty]] in [[1368]].
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• Yayoi Period
  ...00px|Model of a Yayoi period village, at the [[National Museum of Japanese History]]]] ...s/gates of the university's main campus in Hongô.<ref>Plaque at University of Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15800690658/sizes/k/]</ref>
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• Qin Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 秦 ''(Qín / Shin)'' ...s the beginnings of a great many customs and standards in Chinese Imperial history. Further, it is from the name "Qin" that the word "China" is derived.
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• Peabody-Essex Museum
  ...lections, it possesses one of the premier collections in the United States of East Asian and Pacific cultural objects, including especially East Asian ex ...]] to collect, in a determined and systematic manner, cultural and natural history objects brought back to the US after journeys to East Asia and the Pacific.
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• Kofun Period
  ...rance, and the underlying manmade structure. [[National Museum of Japanese History]].]] ...loosely under "Great Kings" based in the [[Yamato plain]]. Over the course of the period, this [[Yamato state]] first emerged, developed into a hegemonic
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• Jiajing Emperor
  ...eed as a nephew, and not a son, of the previous emperor. A great supporter of [[Taoism]], he has been referred to as "the Taoist Emperor." ...-bureaucrats reasserted their power, they worked to diminish the influence of court [[eunuchs]]; some were even put to death.
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• Southern Song Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 南宋 ''(Nánsòng / Nansou)'' ...nts; much poetry and painting of the period centered on themes of loss and of desire to reconquer the north.
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• Kyushu
  ...d, as might be expected, it was historically divided into nine [[provinces of Japan|provinces]]: [[Bungo province|Bungo]], [[Buzen province|Buzen]], [[Ch ==History==
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• Eunuchs
  Eunuchs played important roles in the Chinese Imperial Court since before the [[Tang Dynasty]]. ...rity of eunuchs now came from non-Chinese origins among indigenous peoples of the south and southwest; a great many came from [[Fujian province]] in part
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• Goryeo
  ...stone palace foundations.<ref name=natmus>Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48547245521/sizes/k/]</ref> ...posts Fifth Rank and above; these families forged a complex closed system of intermarriages, strengthening their identity as a distinct elite class.
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• Shokoku-ji
  Shôkoku-ji is one of the five leading [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temples in [[Kyoto]], and has 13 sub-te ==History==
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• Yokohama
  [[File:Yokohama-dome.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Bronze dome on the roof of the former Yokohama Specie Bank headquarters in Yokohama]] [[File:Akarenga.jpg|right|thumb|400px|One of the two red brick warehouses (''[[Akarenga soko|Akarenga sôko]]'') at Yoko
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• Northern Song Dynasty
  *''Chinese'': 北宋 ''(Bei-Song)'' ...ning of the [[Southern Song Dynasty]]. The move to Kaifeng represents part of a continued eastward shift in political centers, from [[Chang'an]] and [[Lu
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• Han Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 漢 ''(Hàn / Kan)'' ...]] (221-206 BCE) which preceded it, represents the beginning of the period of Imperial China.
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• Sappanwood
  ...Maritime Relations with Asia''. Bangkok: The Foundation for the Promotion of Social Sciences and Humanities Textbook Project (1999), 103n5.</ref> ...ions to Ming dynasty China, under the "[[kango boeki|tally trade]]" system of the 15th century.<ref>Tanaka Takeo, "Japan's Relations with Overseas Countr
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• Year dates
  ...I also saw it on a shrine memorial stella commemorating the 26th centenary of 2601 (=1941 A.D.). However, its use has always been extremely limited.</ref ...ars were never used for records in Japan, though the system was known from Chinese histories like the classic ''[[Spring and Autumn Annals]]'' (covering 722 t
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• Chang'an
  *''Chinese'': 長安 ''(Chang'an)'' ...to), and [[Fujiwara-kyo|Fujiwara-kyô]] in Japan, as well as royal capitals of Korea.
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• Isabella Stewart Gardner
  ...according to her liking; today, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of the most major museums in the city, and remains, in accordance with her wil ...the house, was completed in [[1903]], and it quickly became a major center of cultural activity, as Mrs. Gardner invited friends over for concerts, dinne
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• Dejima
  ...eshima was a manmade island in [[Nagasaki]] Harbor to which the activities of the [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) in Japan were restricted in the [[Ed ...bers of this group of Nagasaki locals, depending on the size and condition of the buildings they used. The island was originally called Tsukishima or Tsu
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• Matsumae han
  *''[[Kokudaka]]: N/A''<ref>In [[1855]], the shogunate granted Matsumae a rank of 30,000 ''koku''. Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 148 ...994), pp69-93. Though this is oft-cited, following the opening of the port of [[Hakodate]] to foreign ships in [[1854]]-[[1855]], the shogunate explicitl
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• Azuchi-Momoyama Period
  ...[[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]]. It ended with the transfer of power from the [[Toyotomi clan]] to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. ...the [[Tokugawa bakufu]] (shogunate) ([[1603]]), and the final destruction of the Toyotomi clan during the [[Osaka Campaign]] ([[1615]]) . It was follow
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• Chinese Imperial examinations
  *''Chinese'': 科舉 ''(kējǔ)'' ...nations served as the chief avenue for Chinese subjects to enter the ranks of the [[scholar-bureaucrat]] class, and to gain prestigious, stable, and econ
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• Zhengde Emperor
  *''Chinese'': 正德帝 ''(Zhèngdédì / Shoutoku tei)'' The Zhengde Emperor was the eleventh emperor of China's [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Buddhism
  ...-daibutsu.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[Kamakura Daibutsu]], a bronze statue of [[Amida]]]] ==History==
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• Korean tribute missions to China
  Across many dynasties and historical periods, Korean kingdoms have been the "model" [[tribute|tributary]] state in China ...from Japan, Bolivia, and around the world were likewise being drained into Chinese coffers.
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• Yakusha Rongo
  ...of the earliest extant versions was originally published in 1776, as a set of [[woodblock printing|woodblock printed]] books in four volumes. It is uncle ...cted Analects are either incomplete versions, or evolved, revised versions of the original works.
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• Emperor
  The hereditary monarch of Japan is commonly referred to in English as the "emperor." In addition to h ...1998), 180.</ref> Prior to that time, on a number of occasions in Japanese history, a widow or daughter succeeded to the throne.
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• Muromachi Period
  ...gun|shôguns]] consolidated their power, ruling from the Muromachi district of [[Kyoto|Kyôto]]. Eventually, the two lineages were reconciled, ending the ==History==
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• History of Writing
  ...ht|thumb|320px|''[[Kana]]'' and ''[[kanji]]'' writing, as seen in an album of the ''[[Wakan roeishu|Wakan rôeishû]]'' by [[Konoe Nobutada]], c. 1573-16 ...kanji]]'' and ''[[kana]]'', originated with the adoption and adaptation of Chinese characters in the 5th-7th centuries CE, to be applied to the Japanese (spok
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• Kyoto
  ...ô]], established in the early 7th century, as seen through the glass walls of a Starbuck's.]] ...do so today, playing an important role economically as well during various periods.
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• Tea culture
  ...ry (the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]]), and came to be promoted as a key part of Japanese traditional culture in the [[Meiji period]]. ...developments in ceramics, architecture, and collecting practices in those periods.
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• Ryukyu Islands
  ...yûkyû," while ''Ryûkyû rettô'' means "Ryûkyû archipelago" or "Ryûkyû chain of islands."</ref> ...just south of [[Kyushu]] down to just before [[Taiwan]], just to the east of the [[Kuroshio current]] which brings warm water from the south up to the R
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• Zaiban bugyo
  ...bugyô'' exercised any significant degree of power or influence, and then, of course, only in accord with his orders from Satsuma. ...Kagoshima and being replaced by a new ''zaiban bugyô'' (the average length of service for a ''zaiban bugyô'' was 28 months).<ref name=liao>Liao Zhenpei
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• Hongwu Emperor
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 洪武帝 ''(Hóngwǔ-dì / Koubu-tei)'' ..., and came to be known as well as "Ming Taizu," or "Great Ancestor/Founder of Ming."
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• Burial Practices
  ...y following the re-figuration of Imperial tombs under the [[State Shinto]] of the [[Meiji period]]]] ...gs in the [[Meiji period]], and continue to be surrounded by constructions of [[State Shinto]] today.
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• Vietnam
  ...in the Southeast Asian Age of Commerce, Ca. 1400–1750.” ''Journal of World History'' 21, no. 2 (2010): 221.</ref> ..., by French [[Jesuit]] missionary Alexandre de Rhodes, and did not replace Chinese characters as standard until the 20th century.<ref name=wingluke>Gallery la
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• Todai-ji
  ...us [[National Treasures]] - objects from the [[Nara period]] (8th century) of immense historical importance. ==History==
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• Yaeyama Islands
  ...nds are a group of islands in [[Okinawa prefecture]] near the southern end of the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû archipelago]]. ...[[Hateruma Island]], plus [[Yonaguni Island]] at the far southwestern end of the Ryûkyû Island chain.
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• Wako
  *''Japanese/Chinese/Korean'': [[倭]]寇 ''(wakou / wōkòu / waegu)'' ...Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan'', University of Michigan Press (2005).</ref>
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• Kamakura period
  ...nce]] is representative of warrior residential/administrative architecture of the time.]] ...was the period during which the [[Kamakura shogunate]] ruled from the city of [[Kamakura]], in the [[Kanto|Kantô]] region.
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• Colonial Korea
  ...s a Japanese protectorate from [[1905]] to [[1910]], and an annexed colony of Japan from 1910 until 1945, ruled by a semi-autonomous and rather authorita ...they argued for the invasion of Korea in order to help ensure the security of Japanese land, waters, and interests.
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• Joseon Dynasty
  ...ght|thumb|400px|Royal throne of the Joseon Dynasty, c. 1800-1900, in front of Sun, Moon, and Five Peaks Screen, also c. 1800-1900, at [[Asian Art Museum] ...Korean Envoy Encounters Tokugawa Japan: Shin Yuhan and the Korean Embassy of 1719," ''Bunmei 21'' no. 4 (Aichi University, 2000), 61-73.</ref>
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• Kentoshi
  ...Kentosen.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Reproduction ''kentôsen'' ship, at the site of the [[Heijo Imperial Palace|Heijô Imperial Palace]].]] ...s, and the like. The missions represent a major element of the involvement of the [[Yamato state]]<ref>Used here interchangeably with [[Wa]]. Both terms
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• Tribute
  [[File:Shinkosen.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Model of a Ryukyuan tribute ship (''shinkôsen'') at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum] *''Japanese/Chinese'': 貢 ''(mitsugi / gòng)''
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• Currency
  ...crises, at times. Systems which served as precursors for a "modern" system of banks and paper currency, along with futures markets and other such economi [[File:Wadokaichin.jpg|right|thumb|400px|An example of a ''wadô kaichin'' coin, on display at the British Museum]]
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• Qing Dynasty
  ...right|thumb|500px|An 18th century Imperial festival robe in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum]] *''Chinese/Japanese'': 清 ''(Qīng / Shin)''
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• Han
  ::''For other meanings of the word han, see [[Han (disambiguation)]].'' ...monly referred to as ''han''. The ''han'' were largely autonomous in terms of their internal affairs, but were subject to numerous strictures imposed by
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• Ainu
  The Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan, mainly associated with [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]], though as late as the ..., there are less than 20 native speakers of the Ainu language, though tens of thousands, mainly living in Hokkaidô and Tokyo, claim partial or full Ainu
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• Printing and Publishing
  ...the outlines and other black sections of the design. Santa Barbara Museum of Art.]] ...untries, and other languages, have far more readers than Japan(ese).</ref> of books, magazines, and other bound materials than any other country on Earth
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• Hokkaido
  Hokkaidô is the northernmost of the four main islands of the [[Japanese archipelago]] and the northernmost [[prefecture]] in the cou ...ntury. When discussed in contrast to the Ainu and other indigenous peoples of Hokkaidô and surrounding areas, ethnic Japanese are known as Wajin 和人.
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• Naha
  [[File:Naha-prewar2.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A prewar photograph of the Naha skyline]] ...and a number of other municipalities into its borders, Naha is the capital of [[Okinawa prefecture]].
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• Ming Dynasty
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 明 ''(Míng / Min)'' ...l of [[Beijing]] to [[Manchu]] invaders in [[1644]], marking the beginning of the [[Qing Dynasty]], China's last imperial dynasty.
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• Japanese Swords
  ==Early History== ...nd weapons helped the Japanese to enhance their living. In the first stage of its development Japan imported iron tools and weaponry from the continent a
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• Nihonga
  ...Merciful Mother") by [[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]], [[1883]]. [[Freer Gallery of Art]].]] ...ttention to light sources and shadow, the absence of outline, and a degree of realism or naturalism, in compositions which most often feature traditional
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• Noh
  ...Kurôemon X, at "Master Artists from Japan: Living Traditions," University of California at Santa Barbara, 27 January 2014.</ref> Developed in the early ...mance is also seen as a form of meditation for the actors, and as a prayer of sorts for the spirits.
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• Edo castle
  ...eft empty, and the ''Nishi-no-maru'' is now home to the central structures of the Imperial Palace. ...ôjô fûkei zu byôbu'', Ôsuga Kiyomitsu, 1847. [[National Museum of Japanese History]].]]
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• Meiji period
  [[Image:Meiji-naminoue.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Statue of Emperor Meiji at [[Naminoue Shrine]] in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]], ide ...culture, and society, and marked the emergence of the modern nation-state of Japan.
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• Edo Period
  ...shares many of the features of social, economic, and political development of the same period in the West. ==History==
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