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Tokugawa Shogunate. 1603-1750 Chapter 20. Feudalism. A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Japan:. Shogun. Land - Shoen. Loyalty. Land - Shoen. Daimyo. Daimyo. Loyalty. Samurai. Samurai. Samurai. Food. Protection.
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Tokugawa Shogunate 1603-1750 Chapter 20
Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service.Japan: Shogun Land - Shoen Loyalty Land - Shoen Daimyo Daimyo Loyalty Samurai Samurai Samurai Food Protection Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant
Code of Bushido • Fidelity • Politeness • Virility • Simplicity
Zen Buddhism • A Japanese variation of the Mahayana form of Buddhism, which came from India through China. • It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) Appointed shogun by the Emperor Moved capital to Edo (Tokyo) Established military government
More economic integration than political centralization—daimyos still had autonomy Established trade/road network based on rice Growth of merchants—though not admired Portuguese brought firearms to Japan “gunpowder revolution” Traded silver and copper with the Dutch Merchant class becomes rich! Tokugawan Economy
Catholic Jesuits in Japan St. Francis Xavier[First Catholic Missionaries in Asia]
Reactions to Christianity and Foreign Influences • Japan closed off to all trade [except to the Dutch and Chinese]. • The Dutch were restricted to a small island in Nagasaki harbor • Japanese Christians persecuted and Christianity is forbidden • Had to provide certificates from Buddhist temples proving faith • The government is centralized with all power in the hands of the shogun • Domestic trade flourishes
Population growth Rice prices unstable Rice brokers getting rich at expense of samurai “Forty Seven Ronin” (1701-1709) Senior minister provokes daimyo into drawing sword Daimyo must perform seppuku His followers become ronin—want to avenge their daimyo; they kill the senior minister Law of the Samurai??? Ronin must perform seppuku TRADITION VERSUS MODERNIZATION BECOMES ISSUE FOR JAPAN! Decline and Crisis
Everyone read pages 247-248 Each group take 1 section of document Answer the following questions: What does the source reveal about the level of commercialization in the Japanese economy? What perspectives does the source offer concerning the merchant’s place in Japanese society, in particular the relationship of merchants to the daimyo and samurai? Mitsui TakafusaAndrea II