Sapna Rampersaud From the time of the Gempei Wars (1180-1185) between the Taira and Minamoto families and the rising of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600’s‚ the Japanese government generally declined. As provincial families dominated the diminishing imperial court‚ there was a severe decline of the central administration and the supreme authority dissipated. Rival families‚ Taira and Minamoto‚ fought for 5 years in the period of Japanese history known as the Gempei Wars. During these 5 years
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EALC10111 Introduction to Japanese History and Culture How did the imperial clan (particularly Emperor Tmmu and his successors) go about the task of strengthening imperial rule duing 7th and 8th centuries? 9174026 Strengthening the power of the imperial family is the most essential element to show authority to other countries. However‚ a country must have a well-organized system‚ a strong defensive ability‚ and a cleaver ruler as the most important features
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1) : LITERARY MOVEMENT: * Realism- the situation in the story was once happened in the history of Japan‚ not by putting to death the aged people but abandoning them. It views the once history of a certain country and the simplicity of life. The story also contains lesson and the language used was simple and comprehensive. 2) “A mother’s love is something that no one can explain. It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain‚ it is endless and unselfish”. The story of the aged mother
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The Manchu dynasty began with the overthrowing of the Ming dynasty. As the state expanded‚ the Manchu used the traditional Chinese bureaucracy to help rule (Upshur 549). For the most part they maintained a system of checks and balances in their government. As the Kamakura shogunate declined a series of civil wars followed paving the way for the Tokugawa shogunate. Unlike the Manchu they used a feudal government system‚ incorporating emperors. A point of difference from the two is their ruler’s origins
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The role of women varied between dynasties and continents. Most women back then were restricted from doing 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
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Samurai‚ warriors that fought to show respect and honor to their ancestors and community. Samurai was placed in the middle of the social pyramid this means that the samurais did not have too little or too much power. Samurai are very important in history because‚ they would take on Seppuku which is a ritual suicide and these warriors swords had a special significance. To begin with‚ the ritual suicide that the Samurai would perform is significant because‚ assuming that the Samurai were to lose in
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Do you ever wonder what would happen if knights and samurais lived together? Even though they lived in completely different places around the world they developed a similar culture. So were the similarities between knights and samurais greater than the the differences they had back then? My thesis is that even though both knights and samurais never met they were more similar than they were different. One reason why samurais and knights were more similar than different is because of the way they were
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would wear a wedding kimono. A koto is one of the most sophisticated‚ cultural and traditional musical instruments. The koto sounds like a harp. The Bon-Odori festival‚ Shichi-Go-San festival and the Japanese New Year are all cultural festivals in Shogun Japan. The Bon-Odori festival is a summer festival where there would be Japanese drum music‚ dancing and special summer foods. The Shichi-Go-San festival is celebrated on the 15th of November by parents as their child grows up to be three‚ five and
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harbor of Japan for years and years. Master Katsuo lived during the time of isolation‚ where Japan was not open to any outside trade. This was a major contributor to the boring job he lived every day. Many years before the Master was born‚ Tokugawa shoguns‚ the powerful ruling class‚ had closed Japan’s ports to foreigners and forbade overseas travel. For nearly two hundred and fifteen years‚ Japan had developed under complete and utter isolation. For this long period of time‚ Japanese life was successful
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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 capitalizing on the strengths and weaknesses of his contemporaries there was no-one better at doing so than Leyasu.” Tokugawa Leyasu was very famous for being a leader of clans and fighting in and for clans in battles. Furthermore‚ Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because‚ he was very brave‚ courageous
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