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Feudal Japan

Feudal Japan. By Ellis Mitchell. Introduction. Lasted from 12 th century to 19 th century Similar aspects to European feudalism Decentralized government Similar classes. Kamakura Period (1185-1333). 1185: Minamoto family defeats Taira clan in Gempei war

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Feudal Japan

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  1. Feudal Japan By Ellis Mitchell

  2. Introduction • Lasted from 12th century to 19th century • Similar aspects to European feudalism • Decentralized government • Similar classes

  3. Kamakura Period (1185-1333) • 1185: Minamoto family defeats Taira clan in Gempei war • 1192: Minamoto no Yorimoto is appointed shogun • 1199: Hojo family takes over after Yorimoto’s death • 1221: Kamakura defeats imperial army and takes complete control over Japan • 1274: First invasions from Mongolia occur • 1281: Second invasions occur • 1333: Emperor Go-Daigo overthrows the Kamakura and takes back imperial power Minamoto no Yorimoto

  4. Kamakura Government • Bakufu government • Emporer: has highest authority but is mostly a figurehead • Shogun: general of country; has highest power • Jito: land stewards appointed by Shogun • Shugo: military governors appointed by Shogun

  5. Muromachi Period (1333-1573) • 1333: Emperor Go-Daigo overthrows the Kamakura and takes back imperial power • 1336: Ashikaga Takauji captures Kyoto • 1338: Takauji becomes shogun • 1392: After fifty years of being split, the country finally has one emperor after the Southern imperial court surrenders to North • 1368-1408: Era of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu marks the only period of having a strong shogun • 1467: Civil war breaks out between the provincial families and the era of warring states lasts for 100 years • 1568: Oda Nobunaga captures Kyoto • 1573: Nobunaga expels Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki from Kyoto Ashikaga Takauji

  6. Muromachi Period • While it was an overall unstable period, there were many economic advances: • Agriculture • Commerce • Transportation • Urban development • Many different branches of Buddhism existed in Japan.

  7. Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1600) • 1588: Yoshiaki resigns • 1590: Toyotomi Hideyoshi eliminates all rival families and Japan is reunited • 1592: Hideyoshi invades Korea and captures Seoul but is eventually pushed back • 1598: Hideyoshi dies Toyotomi Hideyoshi

  8. Governmental Policies of Azuchi-Momoyama Period • Sword Hunt in 1588 • Made clear distinctions in social classes for stability • Forbid Christian missionaries

  9. Edo Period (1600-1868) • 1600: Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the western daimyo • 1603: Ieyasu becomes shogun • 1614: Ieyasu criticizes Christianity and begins to eliminate it from Japan • 1615: All of the rivals of the Tokugawa are eliminated and there is peace in the country • 1639: Japan becomes completely isolated from the rest of the world • 17th-19th century: Japan stays relatively stable, but their status is gradually falling due to economic problems, breakdowns of the social class, and other issues • 1853: Japan is forced to open some trade ports and opens more throughout the decade • 1868: Tokugawa government falls and Emperor Meiji restores power Tokugawa Ieyasu

  10. Edo Period Government • Bakuhan government • Shogun was national ruler • Daimyo were regional rulers • Shinpan daimyo- relatives of the Tokugawa • Fudai daimyo- allied daimyo who were awarded the position • Tozama daimyo- ex-rivals who were spared and given land

  11. Edo Period Social Classes • Strict social classes existed in the Edo period. According to what class you were in, you had to follow many specific rules. These classes were: • Samurai- warriors • Peasants and Farmers • Artisans and Merchants Samurai

  12. Culture In the Edo Period • Urbanization • Castle towns • Changes of roles of social classes: • Samurai become bureaucrats; live in cities • Merchants become wealthier • New art forms • Religion: • Neo-Confucianism emerges as dominant religion • Christians executed

  13. The End

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