Edo Periodknow

We have compiled a chronology of the Edo period.

YearincidentplacegeneralRelated people
1603Tokugawa Ieyasu appointed as Seii TaishogunTokyoFirst generation:Tokugawa Ieyasu
1605Tokugawa Ieyasu cedes the title of shogun to Tokugawa HidetadaTokyo2nd generation:Tokugawa HidetadaTokugawa Ieyasu
1612Promulgation of ban on ChristianityTokyoTokugawa Ieyasu
1614Osaka winter campOsaka PrefectureTokugawa Ieyasu,Toyotomi Hideyori
1615Osaka summer campOsaka PrefectureTokugawa Ieyasu,Toyotomi Hideyori
1615samurai laws establishedTokyoTokugawa Ieyasu
1615Establishment of various laws for Kinchu-Nami Nobles.TokyoTokugawa Ieyasu
1615Establishment of the One Country One Castle LawTokyoTokugawa Ieyasu
1616Ports of call for European ships are limited to Nagasaki and HiradoNagasaki Prefecture 
1623Tokugawa Iemitsu becomes the third shogunTokyo3rd generation: Tokugawa Iemitsu 
1623Trade with Britain is cut offTokyo 
1624Banning Spanish ships from visiting the portTokyo 
1633Issuance of national isolation orderTokyo 
1635Establishment of sankin kotaiTokyo 
1635Japanese people are banned from traveling abroad (Third Isolation Order)Tokyo 
1637Shimabara RebellionNagasaki PrefectureShiro Amakusa
1639Portuguese ships are banned from entering Japan (Fifth Isolation Order)Tokyo 
1641Dutch trading post moved from Hirado to Nagasaki “Dejima”Nagasaki Prefecture 
1651Tokugawa Ietsuna becomes the fourth shogun.Tokyo4th generation: Tokugawa Ietsuna 
1657Great Fire of MeirekiTokyo 
1669Battle of ShakshainHokkaido 
1680Tokugawa Tsunayoshi becomes the fifth shogun.Tokyo5th generation: Tokugawa Tsunayoshi 
1687An order of mercy for living creatures is issued.Tokyo 
1702Ako incidentTokyo 
1703Performance of Sonezaki ShinjuOsaka PrefectureChikamatsu Monzaemon
1709Tokugawa Ienobu becomes the 6th ShogunTokyo6th generation: Tokugawa Ienobu 
1709The rule of righteousnessTokyoArai Shiraishi
1713Tokugawa Ietsugu becomes the 7th ShogunTokyo7th generation: Ietsugu Tokugawa 
1716Tokugawa Yoshimune becomes the 8th shogun.Tokyo8th generation: Tokugawa Yoshimune 
1716Kyoho reformTokyo 
1732Great Kyoho famineTokyo 
1745Tokugawa Ieshige becomes the 9th ShogunTokyo9th generation: Tokugawa Ieshige 
1760Tokugawa Ieharu becomes the 10th shogunTokyo10th generation: Ieharu Tokugawa 
1767Tanuma Otsuji takes control of politicsTokyoTanuma Ichiji, Tanuma Ichiji
1773Open a bookstore in front of Yoshiwara DaimonTokyoJuzaburo Tsutaya
1774Publishes a new book on disassemblyTokyoGenpaku Sugita, Ryosawa Maeno
1776Gennai Hiraga restores the static electricity generator "Erekiteru"TokyoHiraga Gennai
1782Great Tenmei FamineTokyo 
1783Mt. Asama eruptionNagano Prefecture 
1787Tokugawa Ienari becomes the 11th shogunTokyo11th generation: Tokugawa Ienari 
1787Kansei reformTokyoSadanobu Matsudaira
1792Laxman (Russia) arrives at Nemuro and requests trade.HokkaidoLaxman
1802Published Tokaidochu HizakurigeTokyoJugensha Ichiku
1804Taiko Gotsuma painted a picture of Rakuto sightseeing and was arrested by the shogunate.TokyoKitagawa Utamaro
1804Rezanov (Russia) arrives at Nagasaki and requests trade again.Nagasaki PrefectureRezanov
1807cultural invasionHokkaidoRezanov
1808Phaeton (British) arrives in NagasakiNagasaki Prefecture 
1821The complete map of the Great Japan Coastal Area is completed.TokyoTadataka Ino
1825Order to destroy foreign ships issuedTokyo 
1828Siebold incidentNagasaki PrefectureRinzo Mamiya
1831Published 36 Views of Mt. FujiTokyoKatsushika Hokusai
1833Great Tenpo FamineTokyo 
1834Published 53 Stations of the TokaidoTokyoHiroshige Utagawa
1837Oshio Heihachiro's RebellionOsaka PrefectureHeihachiro Oshio
1837Tokugawa Ieyoshi becomes the 12th shogun.Tokyo12th generation: Tokugawa Ieyoshi 
1837Morrison incidentKagoshima prefectureKanagawa Prefecture 
1839Bansha no GokuTokyoNagahide Takano, Kazan Watanabe
1840opium warChina 
1841Tenpo reformTokyoTadakuni Mizuno
1853Perry (USA) arrives at Uraga and demands opening of the country.Kanagawa Prefectureperry
1853Tokugawa Iesada becomes the 13th shogun.Tokyo13th generation: Tokugawa Iesada 
1853Ansei reformTokyoMasahiro Abe
1854Japan-U.S. Treaty of Peace and Amity concludedTokyoMasahiro Abe
1854Japan-UK Treaty of Peace and Amity concludedTokyoMasahiro Abe
1854Japan-Russia Treaty of Peace and Amity concludedTokyoMasahiro Abe
1856Harris visits Shimoda as U.S. Consul GeneralTokyoHarris
1857Shoin Yoshida takes over Matsushita SonjukuTokyoYoshida Shoin
1858Naosuke Ii was appointed as Tairo.TokyoNaosuke Ii
1858Concluded the Ansei Five-Party Treaty, including the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Amity and Commerce.TokyoNaosuke Ii, Harris
1858Great prison of AnseiTokyoYoshida Shoin
1858Tokugawa Iemochi becomes the 14th shogun.Tokyo14th generation: Iemochi Tokugawa 
1860Incident outside the Sakuradamon gateTokyoNaosuke Ii
1862Namamugi incidentKanagawa PrefectureHisamitsu Shimazu
1863Satsuma-British WarKagoshima prefecture 
1863Political change of August 18thTokyo 
1863Shimonoseki incidentYamaguchi Prefecture 
1864Ikedaya incidentKyotoShinsengumi
1864Kinmon IncidentKyotoKatamori Matsudaira
1864First Choshu conquestYamaguchi Prefecture 
1864Shikoku Fleet Shimonoseki Bombardment IncidentYamaguchi Prefecture 
1866Satcho AllianceKyotoRyoma Sakamoto
1866Second Choshu ConquestYamaguchi Prefecture 
1866Yoshinobu Tokugawa becomes the 15th shogun.Tokyo15th generation: Yoshinobu Tokugawa 
1867secret edict of the shogunateTokyo 
1867Restoration of imperial ruleTokyoEmperor Meiji
1867Grand Decree for the Restoration of the MonarchyTokyo