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The Japanese The Japanese EmpireEmpire
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Tokugawa ShogunateTokugawa Shogunate• combined central government with
feudalism• Oda Nobunaga – military leader uniting the
daimyos– After ten years he controlled most of the country– Soldier then murdered him
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi– Nobunaga’s best general– Acted as a military dictator– Disarmed peasants– Invaded Korea
•Goal of obtaining China•Sent away warriors who could start rebellions
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Tokugawa ShogunateTokugawa Shogunate• Tokugawa Ieyasu
– Completed work of unification– Ensure Tokugawas maintenance of rule for
250 years
• Tokugawa Rule– Established headquarters at Edo (Tokyo)– Reassigned daimyos’ lands
• Reorganized to assign lands
– Set up sankin-kotai to establish daimyo loyalty• Had to travel to Edo every other year• Brought tribute and served shogun
for one year
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Tokugawa ShogunateTokugawa Shogunate• Political System
– Council of Elders made of Tokugawa family and select daimyos
– Metsuke assisted the Council of Elders• Toured country looking for possible uprisings
• Social Classes– Samurai – held all political power– Farmers – high because they made food– Artisans – Merchants – bottom because they only trade
• Tokugawa Ethics– Duty and honor were central values
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Contacts with the WestContacts with the West•1543 – Portuguese arrived in Japan
–Didn’t like Europeans, but wanted their weapons
•Roman Catholic missionaries followed– Jesuits were well liked, converted many
•1587 Hideyoshi saw Christians as a threat–Outlawed the religion
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Seclusion PolicySeclusion Policy• Act of Seclusion of 1636
– Forbade Japanese to leave the country– All Europeans except the Dutch were barred
• Dutch only wanted trade
• Changes in Japanese Society– Agriculture brought wealth– System of sankin-kotai helped merchants
prosper• Merchants provided services to move goods
– Increased taxes = increased farming yields• Farm became more efficient, more moved to cities• Classes became less rigid
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Seclusion PolicySeclusion Policy•Social life changed in cities
–Bath houses, geishas, theaters–Arts thrived–Haiku poetry became popular
•as cities grew, ban on foreign contacts was relaxed–1800s more Japanese were studying Western ideas