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JSC HISTORY The Tokugawa Shogunate Under Fire. Doyoung Park Osaka Gakuin University. Long peaceful period. Long peace since the Sengoku period Some rebels and peasant’s uprisings but generally in peace Development of culture and economy Peace conflicted with the shogunate’s nature
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JSC HISTORYThe Tokugawa Shogunate Under Fire Doyoung Park Osaka Gakuin University
Long peaceful period • Long peace since the Sengoku period • Some rebels and peasant’s uprisings but generally in peace • Development of culture and economy • Peace conflicted with the shogunate’s nature • What is the role of samurai in the peaceful days? • How did they maintain the authority of the shogunate a military government?
Image of violence ご威光 Authority of the Shogunate
Nikko Toshogu 日光東照宮 • Shrine of Ieyasu
Weakened Edo Soceity • Fallen authority of samurai • Ruined local economy
Helpless Shogunate • Shogunate surrendered to only 8 American battleships • Damaged charisma
Criticism • Shogunate’s leadership? • Future of Japan? • Sonojoi 尊王攘夷 • Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians
Sakurada Gate Incident 1860 • Ronin from Mito prefecture assassinated Ii Naoske, a senior chancellor of the shogunate
Two Big Prefectures • Satsuma (Kagoshima) • Shimazu clan • Dozama prefecture • Biggest prefecture • Conquered Ryukyu (Okinawa) 1609 • Brown sugar
Two Big Prefectures • Choshu prefecture (Yamaguchi) • Dozama prefecture • Became rich through contraband trade • Anti-shogunate • Sent samurai students to America
1836-1867 Came from Tosa (Kochi) Trade company Kaientai (海援隊) Made Satsuma and Choshu ally Sakamoto Ryoma
Pro-Shogunate • Shinsengumi 新撰組
Choshu VS Shogunate 1866 • Victory of Choshu • End of the shogunate’s authority • Satsuma + Choshu • Supported the imperial court
Boshin War • Anti-shogunate allies under the name of the emperor
The last shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu Returning political power to the imperial court The Tokugawa clan disappeared Taiseihokan 大政奉還 1867