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660 BCE - 585 BCE: Traditional reign dates of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor.
97 BCE - 30 BCE: Possible reign dates of Japan's Emperor Sujin.
531 CE - 571 CE: Reign of Emperor Kimmei in Japan.
535 CE - 539 CE: Reign of Emperor Senka in Japan.
572 CE - 585 CE: Reign of Emperor Bidatsu in Japan.
587 CE - 592 CE: Reign of Emperor Sushun in Japan.
592 CE - 628 CE: Reign of Empress Suiko, Japan's first empress.
594 CE - 622 CE: Reign of Prince Shotoku as regent for Japanese Empress Suiko.
629 CE - 641 CE: Reign of Emperor Jomei in Japan.
642 CE - 645 CE: Reign of Empress Kogyoku in Japan.
645 CE - 654 CE: Reign of Emperor Kotoku in Japan.
645 CE: Fujiwara no Kamatari leads a coup d'etat in Japan, removing the Soga clan from power.
661 CE - 671 CE: Reign of Emperor Tenji in Japan.
671 CE - 672 CE: Reign of Emperor Kobun in Japan.
671 CE - 672 CE: The Jinshin Incident in Japan which establishes Temmu as emperor.
672 CE - 686 CE: Reign of Emperor Temmu in Japan.
686 CE - 697 CE: Reign of Empress Jito in Japan.
697 CE - 707 CE: Reign of Emperor Mommu in Japan.
707 CE - 715 CE: Reign of Empress Gemmei in Japan.
715 CE - 724 CE: Reign of Empress Gensho in Japan.
724 CE - 749 CE: Reign of Emperor Shomu in Japan.
740 CE: A rebellion led by the Fujiwara exile Hirotsugu is quashed by Emperor Shomu.
749 CE - 758 CE: First reign of Empress Koken in Japan.
758 CE - 764 CE: Reign of emperor Junnin in Japan.
764 CE - 770 CE: Second reign of Empress Koken, now known as Shotoku, in Japan.
770 CE - 781 CE: Reign of Emperor Konin in Japan.
781 CE - 806 CE: Reign of Emperor Kammu in Japan.
784 CE: Emperor Kammu moves the Japanese capital from Nara to Nagaokakyo.
794 CE: Emperor Kammu moves the Japanese capital to Heiankyo (Kyoto).
866 CE: Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes the first Japanese regent not of royal blood.
887 CE - 897 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Uda
897 CE - 930 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Daigo.
1073 CE - 1087 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Shirakawa.
1180 CE - 1185 CE: The Genpei War in Japan between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
1183 CE - 1198 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Go-Toba.
1185 CE: Battle of Dannoura where the Minamoto defeat the rival Taira. The young emperor Antoku drowns.
1246 CE - 1259 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Go-Fukakusa.
1259 CE - 1274 CE: Reign of Japan's Emperor Kameyama.
1337 CE - 1392 CE: Japan has two competing emperors: the 'Northern and Southern Courts.