Military history of Japan

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The recorded military history of Japan began in 2nd century during the Yayoi period. The Yamato tribal alliance fought amongst the Three Kingdoms of Korea, in the 5th century against Goguryeo and Silla and in 663 against Silla and Tang dynasty forces. The Nara and Heian periods saw clan warfare and the subjugation of the Emishi people. The Kamakura shōgunate began the Japanese feudal system, led by the shōgun ruler, daimyō lords, and samurai warriors. The 15th to 16th century Sengoku period saw intense civil wars. The 1603–1868 Tokugawa shōgunate oversaw a relative peace. Its Satsuma Domain invaded and vassalized Ryukyu in 1609. The sakoku policy limited Japan from foreign influences, from 1641 until the 1853 United States Perry Expedition. The 1868–1869 Boshin War led to the Meiji Restoration and colonization of Hokkaido. The Japanese colonial empire, inspired by Western imperialism, fought the First Sino-Japanese War resulting in the annexation of Taiwan in 1895. The 1904–1905 Russo...

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