1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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and some even becoming samurai. These samurai also followed the code of bushido which was a code of honor‚ loyalty‚ and bravery (similar to the code of chivalry in medieval Europe). The shogun ruled over the daimyo‚ the samurai warriors‚ and the entire country for the emperor; however‚ needs and desires of the shogun often preceded the emperor’s. Japan changed substantially due to the feudal system and a military
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began as provincial warriors before rising to power in the 12th century with the beginning of the country’s first military dictatorship‚ known as the shogunate. As servants of the daimyos‚ or great lords‚ the samurai backed up the authority of the shogun and gave him power over the mikado (emperor).What I am trying to say is that the samurais would protect their region. Japan has been a constitutional monarchy since the Meiji constitution of 1890. In 1947‚ a new constitution was drafted by advisers
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At a time when their governments could not sustain a stable centralized power‚ Japan and Western Europe both adapted their governments to fit their needs and adopted the feudal system. Although‚ the reasons why these two areas turned to feudalism are different‚ both societies had many centuries of this similar type of government. European feudalism was influenced most likely by the fall of the Roman empire and Germanic tribes (and other external forces) who had tried to invade them. Japan‚ on the
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The 47 Ronin Response John Allyn’s The 47 Ronin‚ is the true‚ although slightly embellished‚ tale of 47 masterless samurai bent on avenging their fallen leader‚ Lord Asano‚ as well as a fairly accurate portrayal of the culture of Japan during the eighteenth century. Each page of the 47 Ronin is steeped in the aura of Samurai‚ Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Buddhist ethics. The most prominent of these ethics‚ is that of the Samurai; the code of Bushido is modeled by seven core virtues: rectitude (gi)
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unification. The sengoku period came about after the end of the Onin War and left a power vacuum as to who was the ruler of Japan and started the power struggle between local daimyos who fought each other for power‚ glory‚ land and control over the shogun and his broken lands. The Sengoku period involved major changes on the battlefield with castles being built with a stone base rather than wood‚ the introduction of muskets through trade with the Europeans‚ siege work and new tactics involving many
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southern provinces formed an alliance to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate which was then in power. So the Satsuma and Choshu domains fought to overthrow the Shogun and instead put Emperor Komei in a position of real power as they felt that through him they would have a
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Fundamental Concepts Persons -Every person is an unique individual‚ but each develop in social setting that they are influenced by and interact with other persons. The process of communication is one of these fundamental interactions. Society - Society is made up of people‚ groups‚ networks‚ institutions‚ organisations and systems. These aspects of society may include local‚ national and global patterns of relationships. People belong to informal and formal groups‚ within and between these
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In time‚ power struggles ensued‚ which gave way to external influence over the country of Japan. The Meiji Restoration was a result of such struggles‚ which resulted in emperor Meiji and the remaining Tokugawa shoguns gaining control of Japan as they had centuries prior. However‚ not until post World War 2‚ had the country of Japan experienced such sweeping changes to its government. During this period‚ Japan relinquished its governmental control to the Allied
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bakufu or "tent government" was established which demonstrated the military origins of his power - and the emperor named him shogun. The shogun had delegated power under the control of the emperor which by this time was merely theoretical and would represent an institution in Japanese politics that would last until the nineteenth century (Schirokauer 289). The shogun maintained his power through the loyalty of vassals - warriors who vowed service to a lord in exchange for military protection
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