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| 246821687 | Taika Reforms | attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army | 0 | |
| 246821688 | The Tale of Genji | written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language | 1 | |
| 246821689 | Fujiwara | Japanese aristocratic family in mid- 9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power | 2 | |
| 246821690 | bushi | regional warrior leaders in Japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, and collected revenues; built up private armies | 3 | |
| 246821691 | samurai | mounted troops of Japanese warrior leaders; loyal to local lords, not the emperor | 4 | |
| 246821692 | sepukku | ritual suicide in Japan; commonly known in West as hari-kari | 5 | |
| 246821693 | Taira | powerful Japanese family in the 11th and 12th centuries; defeated after Gempei Wars | 6 | |
| 246821694 | Minamoto | defeated the rival Taira family in Gempei Wars and established military government in 12th century Japan | 7 | |
| 246821695 | Gempei Wars | waged for five years from 1180, on Honshu between Taira and Minamoto families, resulted in destruction of Taira | 8 | |
| 246821696 | bakufu | military government established by the Minamoto following the Gempei Wars; centered at Kamakura; retained emperor, but real power resided in military government and samurai | 9 | |
| 246821697 | shoguns | military leaders of the bakufu | 10 | |
| 246821698 | Hojo | warrier family closely allied with Minamoto; dominated Kamakura regime and manipulated Minamoto rulers who claimed to rule in name of Japanese emperor at Kyoto | 11 | |
| 246821699 | Ashikaga Takuaji | member of the Minamoto family, overthrew the Kamakura regime and established the Ashikaga Shogunate from 1336-1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority | 12 | |
| 246821700 | Ashikaga Shogunate | replaced the Kamakura regime in Japan; ruled from 1336-1573; destroyed rival Yoshino center of imperial authority | 13 | |
| 246821701 | daimyos | warlord rulers of 300 small states following the civil war and disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded mini-states | 14 | |
| 246821702 | Koguryo | tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula in 37 BC | 15 | |
| 246821703 | Silla | independent Korean kingdom in the southeastern part on peninsula; defeated the Koguryo along with Chinese Tang allies | 16 | |
| 246821704 | Paekche | independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla and Tang allies | 17 | |
| 246821705 | Sinification | extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam | 18 | |
| 246821706 | Yi | Korean dynasty that succeeded Koryo dynasty following period of Mongol invasions; established in 1392 | 19 | |
| 246821707 | Khmers | indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; moved into Mekong River delta region at time of Vietnamese drive to the South | 20 | |
| 246821708 | Trung sisters | leaders of one of the frequent peasant rebellions in Vietnam against Chinese rule; revolt broke out in 39 | 21 | |
| 246821709 | Chams | indinanized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south | 22 | |
| 246821710 | Nguyen | rival Vietnamese dynasty that arose in southern Vietnam to challenge traditional dynasty of Trinh in north at Hanoi; kingdom centered on Red and Mekong rivers; capital at Hue | 23 | |
| 246821711 | Trinh | dynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533-1772; rivals of Nguyen family in south | 24 |
