which relied on a balance between the Daimyos (aristocracy) and the Shoguns‚ during this period‚ a policy of isolation was established for the Western world with a great emphasis on the
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12/10/2011 What purpose did Samurai serve during Feudal Japan Research topic influenced by one of the two Main sources: The last Samurai Directed by Edward Zwick and Rurouni Kenshin Anime series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. My research is based on Samurais and their way of living. I want to bring out the history
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composed of peasants‚ samurais‚ daimyos‚ shoguns and emperors. Then there was the European feudal system. It was composed of serfs‚ knights‚ church officials‚ nobles‚ kings and queens. In Japan‚ there was an emperor. The emperor did not do much‚ he was more like a figure head and he did not make any laws. He was just there to represent the country. The shogun was the person who not only make and pass laws‚ but controlled finances and the daimyos. The daimyos were lords that controlled samurai
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officials such as the nobles or land owners because if they didn’t they wouldn’t have any land. In the Feudal system land is money and has a huge value. Peasants needed this land to yield higher crops so they could get more goods and services. The daimyo‚ powerful warlords for feudal Japan‚ and the lords‚ landowners in Europe‚ were highly respected. The nobles for both Europe and Japan are directly under royalty. European royalty or the person with the highest power‚ were the Kings. The kings duty
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disorganization. The Choshu and Satsuma daimyo (a feudal lord)allied together to remove the Tokugawa shogunate (the government of a shogun‚ who is a dictator ruler over daimyo) and instead restored power to the imperial emperor Meiji‚ thus this time period in Japan is known as the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji government discovered that if Japan were to protect its national sovereignty‚ it needed to change its direction by abandoning feudalism and uniting the daimyo under a central government. In addition
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range in history. But with the increasing of population‚ the Qing was without progress in basic technology‚ and gradually it made China become debilitated. Ultimately China was unable to resist the Opium War and the pressure from foreigners. In Japan‚ Daimyo Hideyoshi died in 1598‚ and was replaced by Tokugawa Leyasu‚ and then Tokugawa established Edo as the capital‚ from 1603 to 1868. People couldn’t leave the island‚ and foreigners couldn’t get in. This close-door policy made Japanese do not know the
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The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Korea‚ Japan and Vietnam Introduction Because of the remarkable durability of Chinese civilization as well as its marvelous technological and economic innovations‚ other cultures began to imitate China. Japan‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam were all drawn into China’s cultural and political orbit in the postclassical period. Each of the three areas interacted with China differently. Of the three‚ Japan was able to retain its complete political independence‚ while Vietnam
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next class in the Japanese Feudal System was the Noble Class. This class was comprised of the Shoguns‚ Daimyo and Samurais. The highest ranking in the Noble class was Shogun. The shoguns ruled the military parts of Feudal Japan in shadow of the king. The country’s security was under their control and to maintain it was their responsibility. The next ranking in the Noble class were the Daimyos. They were given the term “warlords” and worked under the word of the Shogun‚ of whom worked under the word
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Assess the transformation undergone by Japan under Meiji Rule. The ascension of Emperor Mutsuhito (Meiji) to the Japanese throne on the third of November 1852 marked the dawn of a revolution for the Japanese people. Mutsuhito‚ known posthumously as Meiji‚ literally meaning “Enlightened Rule” served as the figurehead to the Meiji Oligarchy‚ a privileged ruling class clique formed by powerful Samurai‚ which reformed and revolutionised Japan‚ transforming it into a world power within half a century
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The Mysteries of the Ninja Nature of the Ninja Ninjas are mysterious. They appear in movies‚ videogames and comic books as superhuman killing machines. They are also portrayed as having the aid of magic‚ mind control‚ invisibility‚ and super strength and agility. In these portrayals‚ ninjas frequently fight other ninjas‚ they can disappear without a trace‚ and leap tall buildings in a single bound. These perceptions about ninjas‚ their origins‚ and art are completely fictitious. This is
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