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10 events
Nara
Compiled after an order of 713
The Harima Fudoki records the land and legends of Harima
Late Heian
1180
Taira no Kiyomori moves the capital to Fukuhara
Edo
1601–1609
Ikeda Terumasa completes Himeji Castle
Edo period onward
Nada becomes a leading sake-brewing district
1701–1703
The Akō Incident and the forty-seven rōnin
7th day of the 12th month, Keiō 3 (lunar calendar; January 1, 1868, in the Western calendar)
Hyōgo (Kobe) opens as an international trading port
Meiji
1867–1899
The Kobe foreign settlement is laid out
1896
Kawasaki Dockyard is founded in Kobe
Modern
1945
Air raids devastate Kobe
Contemporary
1995
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake strikes
Nearby
Kyoto
Osaka
Tottori
Okayama
Tokushima