1. Reunifying Japan The Tokugawa Shogunate

2. Feudal Period Japan fell apart, the emperor became a figure- head, and rival Daimyo fought one another constantly

3. Hideyoshi

4. – Role in Japan Successful unifier; harsh warlord – Invasions Invasion of Korea in 1592 Korean use of “turtle boats” (boats with cannon on board) destroyed part of Hideyoshi’s navy with gunpowder: Weakened Korea, which becomes a vassal state of China Invaded Manchuria Hideyoshi died in 1598, Japanese forces withdraw; Daimyo begin fighting one another again

5. Tokugawa Shogunate

6. Unification Tokugawa Ieyasu crushes independent Daimyo; unifies Japan (1603), Capital at Edo (modern Tokyo) Rival daimyos subjugated, but allowed autonomy in their own territory Alternate Attendance instituted (similar to nobles required to live at Louis XIV’s palace at Versailles) Christian missionaries convert over 300,000

7. Achievements Edo grows to 1,000,000 Cultural revival (Hokusai’s “The Great Wave” wood block print; Kabuki theater) Roads built & sea travel opened to help Alternate Attendance Merchants and daimyos on outlying islands remained very free and merchants gained great wealth Japan’s natural resource of silver helps drive new trade with Europe

9. Isolation Christianity was viewed as a rival to shogun’s power 1617 – harsh persecution begins Complete isolation declared One port open to only Dutch – isolated on an island in Nagasaki harbor Tokugawa Japan’s period of isolation lasts until 1850s. Period of extreme xenophobia