han were the domains headed by daimyo. Vassals held inherited lands and provided military service and homage to their lords. The Bakuhan Taisei split feudal power between the shogunate in Edo and provincial domains throughout Japan. Provinces had a degree of sovereignty and were allowed an independent administration of the Han in exchange for loyalty to the Shogun‚ who was responsible for foreign relations and national security. The shogun and lords were all daimyo: feudal lords with their own bureaucracies
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Samurai Warriors did not back down it was called an honor to die in the name of the emperor‚ want to know why? Because of a code called Bushido. The most important thing to a samurai warrior was to follow the bushido code. Bushido was important to Samurai because it was a code taught to them by their master. The Bushido code stated that all Samurai Warriors were required by their master to be loyal to the Shogun no matter what happened to them. The Bushido code stated that even though they were
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the central government were declining? DK: Daimyos had a lot of power because of the vast amount of land they had. The government was losing money because they didn’t pay taxes. Me: Following that why did you think daimyos didn’t pay taxes? DK: Well‚ they had a lot more power than the government. Having more power than the government they probably didn’t feel like it and grew even more power while the government weakened. Me: Then‚ why did the daimyos fight for land? DK: The land helped to increase
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In a succession of moves‚ the oligarchy effectively stripped the daimyo of their status and independence by replacing the domain system with prefectures and later abolishing stipends. Control of the prefectures lay with the Dajokan‚ later reformed as the cabinet‚ eliminating the daimyo as a threat to political centralization and serving as the first step in breaking down the social class barriers. Further‚ by allowing daimyo to remain as governors in the prefectures‚ they were forced to not
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THE MEIJI RESTORATION AND LATE QING REFORMATION: AN ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES. Before Western incursion in South East Asia‚ both China and Japan had enjoyed self-imposed isolation from the rest of the world. Whereas China had limited its contact to the outside world to limited trade at a few ports—a system known as the “Canton” system‚ Japan‚ however‚ had completely shut itself to the outside world—an attempt to stay foreign influence on its radical feudal political system. This brought significant
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The Japanese social classes‚ which had been in place long before Ieyasu‚ were made even more strict and nearly impossible to move up or down a social class. The top social class was the Samurai and the Daimyos‚ who were the regional lords of specific areas of Japan. Only the Samurai and the Daimyos had special privileges‚ such as carrying a sword or wearing hair in a topknot. The second highest social class was the farmers because they kept Japanese society alive by producing all of the food. Next
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1540s‚ the Portuguese technology of clock and gun making strongly influenced society. With the introduction of firearms to the Japanese society‚ the unrest between warring daimyos was further increased. These firearms also enabled the three unifiers of Japan‚ Nobunaga‚ Hideyoshi‚ and Ieyasu‚ to diminish the power of the daimyos. The Japanese and Chinese both openly accepted the new European technologies because they felt compelled to accept the technologies to keep up with the Europeans‚ who seemed
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an Island – Consequences relating to trade and isolation 2. Arrival and expulsion of the Portuguese 1543 - Shipwrecked Portugese traders blown off course during a storm landed near Tangeshima island off the Southern coast of Japan. The local daimyo (warlord) bought two guns from European sailors and commissioned his swordsmith to make copies then asked the Portugese for shooting lessons. 3. Rise of Ieyasu Powerful after HIdeyoshi died‚ did not respect Hideyori (Hideyoshi’s successor) cause
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continued presence of the imperial family. The way that this ancient line of emperors relates to the feudal power structure politically and spiritually is a defining characteristic of these periods. The feudal power structure of local lords called daimyo under a military dictator called a shogun in conjunction with a beaurocratic central government. Transitions between shogunates clearly reveal these complex interactions of the Japanese court. The Japanese shogunal period (CE 1192-1867) was a time
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wanted protection from the breakouts‚ so they began to turn to the upper lords. In Japan‚ the peasants and artisans were worried about being killed‚ so they went to the daimyos or the vassal lords for protection. The peasants gave them their land and offered their service. They became farmers. The artisans became weapon makers. The daimyo‚ in return‚ protected the people from harm. In Western Europe‚ the serfs (peasants) were worried about attack and asked the upper lords for protection.
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