Japan under Tokugawa A Japanese daimyo had the motto, “Rule the empire by force.” What do you think of this motto? Have you seen or heard of it put into practice?
How close is Japan to China? How might this affect Japanese culture?
Borrowing Chinese Ideas They had a Chinese style of Gov’t, w/an Emperor & educated bureaucracy They used Chinese writing They used Chinese architecture Borrowing Chinese Ideas
The emperor reigned, but did not always rule! Feudal Society Absolute Authority! Shogun Shogun--Supreme general of Emperor’s army
Japan: Oda Nobunaga (1568-1582) “Rule the empire by force.” - Oda Nobunaga 3,000 soldiers armed with muskets crushed enemy force of samurai cavalry This was important because it was the 1st time firearms were used effectively in battle in Japan Committed seppuku (ritual suicide of samurai)
Tokugawa Shogunate: Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan Defeated his rivals at Battle of Sekigahara His victory earned him the loyalty of the daimyo (landowning Samurai) throughout Japan 1603 – Became the Shogun (military leader) Moved the capital to Edo (later Tokyo) Daimyo forced to live in Edo under Shogun’s watchful eye every other year (Alternate Attendance Policy) The Tokugawa Shogunate became a military dictatorship form of government
Tokugawa Shogunate: Closed Door Policy The shoguns realized that they could safely exclude both missionaries & merchants They sealed Japan’s borders Commercial contact with the Europeans ended For 200+ years, Japan remained closed & citizens could not leave, isolating Japan from the rest of the world Japan continued to develop self-sufficiently
General Causes of Population Increase in both China & Japan Agriculture Improved Irrigation & fertilizer use increased Farmers produced more food Nutrition improved, which led to new crops – corn and sweet potatoes (from Europe)** People lived longer, families expanded **Columbian Exchange
Impact on Social Structure: Tokugawa Japan Societal Structure Emperor – top rank (figurehead only) Actual ruler was shogun – military commander Daimyo – landholding samurai Samurai warriors Peasants (4/5 of population) & Artisans Merchants Role of Women With rise of commercial centers, found jobs in entertainment, textile manufacturing, & publishing Most led sheltered lives as peasant wives * Confucian values important *Farmers made ideal citizens
Questions 5) What three people or groups of people controlled Japanese society? 6) What was the relationship of the samurai to the other classes in Japanese society?