Tokugawa Japan EMPEROR Emperor n n Emperor and




























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Tokugawa Japan

EMPEROR Emperor n n Emperor and imperial family highest on social ladder Figurehead (leader in name only) n n n His Imperial Majesty AKIHITO 125 th Emperor of Japan No political Power Under control of Shogun’s clan Emperor still exists today

Structure of Feudal Japan Empero r Figurehea d

Shogun n n n Miltary Leader Highest in samurai warrior class Political Leader

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Samurai Warrior Class

Daimyo Regional lords n Part of samurai warrior class n Ran territories according to shogun’s rules n Sankin Kotai (“hostage system”) used to maintain loyalty to shogun n Generally divided into: - Fudai: “inside” daimyo - Tozama: “outside” daimyo n

Daimyo Castles of the Tokugawa Era

Himeji Castle


Matsumoto Castle


Ako Castle

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyo s Samurai Warrior Class

Samurai n n n Professional warriors Loyal to shogun and Daimyos Supposed to follow code of conduct called bushido

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyo s Samurai Warrior Class


The topknot

Katana • long sword

Ronin n n Master-less samurai Worked as n n body guards for rich merchants Paid soldiers during civil wars

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyo s Samurai Roni n Samurai Warrior Class

Peasants n n Largest class Included farmers and fishermen Valued because they produced food for all other classes Paid taxes with rice and work

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyos Samurai Warrior Class Samurai Roni n Peasant s 90% of population

Artisans n n Craftspeople who made variety of products Not as respected as peasants because they didn’t produce food

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyos Samurai Warrior Class Samurai Roni n Peasan ts Artisans 90% of population

Merchants n n Sold goods and produce made by others Low social status n Produced nothing of value and lived off the efforts of others’ work

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyos Samurai Warrior Class Samurai Roni n Peasan ts Artisans Merchants 90% of population

Eta n n Outcasts Means “full of filth originally discriminated against because they were butchers, leather workers, grave-diggers, tanners, executioners Discrimination because of Buddhist prohibitions against killing and Shinto concepts of nature

Structure of Feudal Japan Emperor Figurehea d Shogun Daimyos Samurai Warrior Class Roni n Peasan ts Artisans Merchants Eta 90% of population Lowest Class
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Tokugawa hierarchy
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What steps did emperor mutsuhito take to modernize japan
Was the rise of the shogun beneficial for japan overall
Emperor justinian and his attendants
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The age of exploration outcome china and japan's reactions
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Crime and punishment in medieval japan
Spread of china's literature to heian japan and korea
Ministry of land infrastructure transport and tourism
Note three ways u.s. occupation changed japan
Axis powers – germany, italy, japan
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Samurai ranks
Emperor shogun daimyo samurai peasants
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Haydn kaiser quartet