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    Tokugawa Japan

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    Midterm Question—1 Tokugawa Ieyasu was a great samurai fighter and cunning politician. In battle of Sekigahara Tokugawa defeated his major rivals and established Tokugawa government. His headquarter was established in village of Edo away from the imperial families in Kyoto. Ieyasu and successors choose to rule as shoguns‚ or feudal lords‚ demanding loyalty from the daimyo and exercising direct control only over their own territorial domains. The people saw the emperor as divine descent of sun goddess

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    The Tokugawa Period

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    INTRODUCTION The Tokugawa period was in between 1603 – 1868. The time of peace and order in feudal japan was c.1400-1860. The subjects I will talking about are artisans‚ rōnin‚ merchants and daimyo. ARTISANS During the Middle Ages‚ the word artisan was applied to those who made stuff or provided tasks other people could not do. It did not apply to unskilled manual labourers. Artisans were divided into 2 very distinct groups: those who operated their very own businesses and those who did not

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    Decline Of Feudalism

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    feudalism in Japan declining before the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853? Japan was a feudal society in the time that the Tokugawa Shogunate was ruling. Like the Qing period in China‚ the Tokugawa period was a long‚ stable rule because it was very closed‚ hermetically sealed even. However‚ little did the Tokugawa know‚ Japan¡¦s stability of feudalism would lead to its own decline. There was‚ at the time before the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853‚ the key factor that would bring any society down

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    1 Tokugawa Japan Tokugawa rule was a turning point for Japan‚ economically and socially. It brought about new changes and fresh ideas. Even though it was a military dictatorship in theory‚ it was a necessary step to advance Japan. It was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and throughout the almost three hundred years of the regime it was run by Tokugawa shoguns. The Tokugawa period lasted from 1600 to 1867 during which time the Tokugawa family became the unchallenged rulers of Japan. Tokugawa Ieyasu

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    To begin with the famous Samurai I’m researching is a man by the name of Tokugawa Leyasu. Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai warrior due to the fact that he stands tall as possibly the most famous samurai of all time‚ and the only one of the three great unifiers of Japan (other 2 were Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi) to be crowned shogun. First of all‚ Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because‚ according to the text‚ it states that‚ “and when it came to

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    Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and the first shogun of the Tokunawa shogunate. He was able to seize power in Japan in 1600 after the battle of Sekigahara between Tokugawa and the other daimyos that were against him. Although Tokunawa was essentially the ruler at that time with his headquarters in Edo (present-day Tokyo)‚ it wasn’t until 1603 that the imperial court named him shogun. Tokugawa established a national hegemony in which the daimyos were required to pay allegiance in order to continue

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    real jobs‚ like becoming a merchant or soldier in the military. The women of the Tokugawa Shogunate had about one role in their community‚ as well as the women in Europe’s High Middle Ages. These women from both the Tokugawa Shogunate and the High Middle Ages had some similarities and differences between each other. With their husbands in combat almost continuously‚ the 16th century women of the Tokugawa Shogunate (otherwise known as samurai women) provided for the defense of their homes and children

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    Eric Godfrey 3/20/13 Honorable Women Tokugawa era Japan was a very different period than those before it‚ instead of proving loyalty and honor on the battlefield it was drawn from more diplomatic situations. The Tokugawa period brought with it an era of lasting peace for nearly 250 years‚ and with it came different ways in which to occupy ones self. Many things in society changed including‚ the warring ways of the samurai where honor was drawn from the strength and skill turned into peaceful

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    Workforce changed in a lot of sectors‚ since the women participated in economic activities. Subsequently‚ this participation increase from year to year. In a general view‚ women’s underrepresentation in the high tech industry shows a continuous decline in the United States and Canada from 19% graduating in 1999-2000 to 12% in 2006-2007‚ while in Asian countries such as China‚ India and Bangladesh increasing (Simard‚ 2007). Bangladesh is a good example that women are increasing in high-tech fields

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    Leader Analysis Sheet Name of leader: Tokugawa leyasu Lifespan: 1543-1616 Title: Shogun Country/region: Japan Years in power: 13years Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions prior to leader gaining power: The Ashikaga Shogunate ruled Japan from 1336-1573 Weak puppet emperors were placed on the throne‚ and the bushi vassals (regional warrior leaders in Japan who ruled small kingdoms and administered laws‚ collected revenues‚ built up private armies‚ etc.) were free to destroy

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