Jonathan Mendez Global Civilization II Professor Michael Efthimiades March 6‚ 2009 Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan’s History The Tokugawa shogunate‚ also known as the Tokugawa bakufu‚ and the Edo bakufu was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo‚ now Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished
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The flowering cherry tree is one of the cliché Western images of Japan‚ conjured up along with geisha‚ sushi‚ and samurai. However‚ within the country itself‚ the cherry blossoms have been a cultural event for over a thousand years. The annual hanami‚ cherry blossom viewing parties‚ the many cultural symbolic interpretations of the cherry blossoms‚ and the extensive use of the blossoms in art‚ for both their innate beauty and the symbolism they carry‚ have ensured the blossoming trees’ position
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achieved dominance over the entire country by balancing the power of “potentially hostile domains with strategically placed allies and collateral houses” (McClain 1944 pg. 31). It was an era of oppressive rule where the hierarchical division between samurai‚ peasant‚ artisan‚ and merchant were strictly maintained. As a further strategy of control‚ Ieyasu’s successor required the daimyo to maintain households in the Tokugawa administrative capital of Edo and reside there for several months every other
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cutting the abdomen open of the warrior; it was believed that through this process the samurai’s sprit would be released to the afterlife. “Samurai warriors‚ served to protect the lives and property of the daimyo‚ large landowners‚ and vassals of the Shogun” (Szczepanski) both of these groups committed seppuku for various reasons that evolved around honor. The Samurai would seek seppuku when shame was brought upon them during battle‚ committing a dishonest act‚ or losing the aid of a daimyo or leader
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Of the many samurai who devoted themselves to helping our country before Japan was westernized‚ there was one famous national samurai hero‚ named Sakamoto Ryoma. Most Japanese people know his name well‚ and how he made a great contribution to Japan’s rapid modernization. Sakamoto Ryoma was a low ranking samurai who played a major role in Japan’s transmutation from a feudal society into a unified state intent on modernizing itself and overtaking the West. He appeared at a critical stage in history
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However‚ it seemed as though this made of many contradictory beliefs. For example‚ Zen stressed being compassionate to everyone‚ but samurais fought to kill. This affected the Japanese lifestyle‚ because many people tried to achieve this state of Zen 2) Define: a) shogun: A shogun was a supreme military commander‚ who controlled small parts of Japan and gave land to vassal lords
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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)‚ courage (yu)‚ benevolence
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imposed by other samurai and by daimyo and the feudal lords. During the Edo period‚ with the shogunate’s rigid class system and laws‚ the number of rōnin massively increased. Confiscation of fiefs during the long rule of the third Tokugawa shogun iemitsu resulted in an especially humongous increase of rōnin. During previous ages‚ samurai were able to move between masters anytime and even between occupations. They would also marry between other classes. However‚ during the Edo period‚ samurai were limited
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“MEIJI ERA’s (1868-1912) IMPORTANCE IN JAPANESE MODERNIZATION.” Japan is a country that has never been colonised and was never colonised during the colonial period. It was governed by the Emperors‚ Shoguns‚ Daimyos and the Samurais through the feudal structure of governance with the Emperor as the head of the hierarchy. It maintained its isolationist policy and never opened-up to the outside world for centuries and was in a stagnant stage in terms of development. However‚ in the 19th Century it dumped
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During this period‚ Confucianism was prevalent . A hierarchical order was created : At the top‚ the samurai [9] stood .Then the farmers‚ artisans and the last being the merchants .The daimyos‚ shogun and the Emperor stood above [9] [9] the hierarchy . A fifth class‚ were outcasts and people with jobs considered impure‚ was created . The adoption of
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