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Feudalism in Japan

Feudalism in Japan. The Age of the Shoguns. Japanese Feudal Hierarchy . Tokugawa Shogunate. Brought peace and stability to the Japanese system of feudalism after a period of warfare. Shogun’s were given central authority sankin-kotai

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Feudalism in Japan

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  1. Feudalism in Japan The Age of the Shoguns

  2. Japanese Feudal Hierarchy

  3. Tokugawa Shogunate • Brought peace and stability to the Japanese system of feudalism after a period of warfare. • Shogun’s were given central authority • sankin-kotai • daimyo would spend time at the shogun’s court to ensure loyalty • metsuke • group of officials who would report on what was going on in the country

  4. Contacts with the West • Christian missionaries led by Francis Xavier spread Christianity in Japan • Christianity was seen as a threat to the power of the traditional Japanese system • Shogun imposes isolation on Japan in 1635 because of fear of foreign influences.

  5. Closed Country Edict of 1635Document Based Questions • What were the penalties imposed on those who had interaction with foreigners? • Who were the padres? What were the consequences of contact with them? • Explain some of the restrictions placed on trade that was allowed by the government of Japan.

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