TOKUGAWA JAPAN Tokugawa Ieyasu Oda Nobunaga Seppuku Toyotomi
TOKUGAWA JAPAN
Tokugawa Ieyasu � Oda Nobunaga � Seppuku � � � Toyotomi Hideyoshi Edo(modern day Tokyo) 1600 defeated any resistance 1603 sei-i taishōgun (great general) from Emperor “Retired” in 1605 – Son, Hidetada, named Shogun
Bakufu � � Peaceful, heavily controlled Daimyos (lord) – Every other year in Edo � Maintaining � � Samurai warriors as bureaucrats All citizens to register with their local Buddhist temple � Shimabara � 2 residences Rebellion (1637 -38) - End of Christianity 250 years of peace
Life � � � � Shogun Emperor Daimyo Samurai Peasants Artisans Merchants Born into class – stay in class NO movement Lower Samurai – lower functions in society High Samurai – more important functions Daimyos received salaries – no longer off own estates
Commodore Matthew Perry � � 1853 Fillmore sent Perry to Japan Negotiate treaty � Guarantee safety of U. S. sailors and open Japanese ports to American trade � � � Show of force and dignity – presented the shogun a letter marked “Emperor” Return in a year for the answer Treaty of Kanagawa (1854) � 2 ports open � Fuel, shelter, supplies
Emperor � � � Source of legitimacy – Gave Shogunate title Political Figure head of society Imperial court � Shogun had put family members in the court � Civil war dealing with outsiders � Meiji (Teenager) � � Symbol of unity “Enlightened Rule”
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