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Hiroshima
12 events
Nara
Nara period
Aki Provincial Temple is built in the Nara period
Late Heian
1168
Taira no Kiyomori rebuilds Itsukushima Shrine
Medieval
14th – 16th century (first recorded 1349)
The Murakami Kaizoku control the sea routes of the Geiyo Islands
Sengoku
1523–1555
Mōri Motonari rises to power and wins the Battle of Itsukushima
1589
Mōri Terumoto builds Hiroshima Castle on the Ōta River delta
Edo
1619
Asano Nagaakira becomes lord of Hiroshima
Meiji
1889–1894
Ujina Port opens, and Hiroshima becomes a military base
Modern
1945
An atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
Contemporary
1949
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law takes effect
1996
The Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine become World Heritage sites
1999
The Shimanami Kaidō links Shikoku and Honshu across the islands
Fiscal 2012
Hiroshima begins training successors to pass on survivors' testimonies
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