Feudal Japan
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Feudal Japan
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Early Japan Hunter-gatherers Settled farmers Influences from China & Korea
China
Korea
Japan
Writing, Buddhism, idea of emperor as god, government
Prince Shotoku Ruled Japan in late
500s & early 600s Brought Buddhism
& Chinese culture to Japan Buddhism
competed with Shinto
Taika Reforms
Shintoism Traditional Japanese religion Based on “kami” ( 神 or かみ )
Similar to nature spirits & found in natural objects (rocks, trees, water, etc.). Built shrines (Torii gates) dedicated to different kami
Emperors in Charge Capital at Kyoto ( 京都 or きょうと ) Golden Age of literature, art, &
drama Tale of Genji
Power of emperors declined after Gempei War (1180-1185) between Minamoto & Taira clans
Tale of Genji Written by Murasaki
Shikibu, a self-taught female writer
Considered to be first modern novel Over 400 different
characters Continuous plot
Kamakura & Ashikaga Shoguns
Emperors had no real power during this time
Shoguns allowed to rule country in exchange for keeping the peace. Fighting between different factions of samurai in countryside.
Mongol Invasion “Kamikaze” ( かみかぜ / 神風 ) or
“Divine Wind” – origins Mongols tried to invade Japan in
1274 & 1281 Typhoons wrecked Mongol invasion
fleets & Japanese samurai took care of the rest
Warring States Different clans fighting for control of Japan
& “Ikko-ikki” (peasants/monks who fought against samurai)
Frequent betrayals & changing alliances “Ikko-ikki” – peasants & monks who fought against samurai
Oda Nobunaga
Daimyo who fought to unify most of Japan
First to use guns in battle
Captured Kyoto & destroyed Ikko monks
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Peasant who rose through the ranks & became Nobunaga’s top general
Finished reunifying Japan after Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu Served under
Nobunaga & Hideyoshi before founding Tokugawa Shogunate
Kept a strict social order to preserve a traditional society
Persecuted Christians & banned trade with Europeans