The Age of Feudalism in Japan

1. The Age of Feudalism in Japan

2. The Rise of the Fujiwara Family • Married their daughters to the emperor. • In the 800’s they convinced several emperors to retire. • The eldest sons were too young to rule. • A Fujiwara regent would rule until the boy was of age, after that the regent stayed as advisor still holding on to power The symbol for the Fujiwara clan

3. Rival Clans Battle for Power • By the 1100’s the power of the Fujiwara was being challenged by the Minamoto & Taira families. • They worked together to push the Fujiwara out of power and then turned on each other. • Minamoto Yoritomo defeats the Taira and takes the permanent title Shogun

4. Feudalism – a social system in which landowners granted land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor

5. Shogun – supreme military commander; the actual ruler of Feudal Japan

6. Daimyo – local land-owning lords who protected the peasants in exchange for service and loyalty

7. Samurai – highly trained members of the warrior class

8. Bushido – the code of conduct for samurai that translates to “the way of the warrior”.

9. 3Leaders to bring Peace:Oda NobunagaHideyoshi ToyotomiTokugawa Ieyasu