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Tokugawa Shogunate
John KaluznyMax EllingJoe Glackin
Topics covered in PPT.
• When the Tokugawa Shogunate was established• Who established it• Key info. about their empire and religion• Where the empire was located• How it rose and declined • Why it wasn’t affected by foreigners and why it was
significant to its region
WHEN (Unification and fall)
• After unification, Tokugawa established a new shogunate in 1603. This lasted peacefully until 1867.
WHO (Establishment of empire)
• The Tokugawa Shogunate was unified under Oda Nobunaga of the Owari Province and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They established a feudalistic government and there was distinct separation between violent warlords and different domains.
• Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun/founder of the empire.
WHAT (Importance of Empire)
• The Tokugawa Shogunate is most well known for being the final era of traditional Japanese government.
• Merchants gained power from the samurai and this led to the Meji restoration (fall of shogunate).
WHAT (Religion/relations)
• The Tokugawa empire did not advance their civilization past the island of Japan, creating minimal relations with its neighbors and Europeans.
• Buddhism was the most practiced religion, and Confucianism was a well practiced philosophy.
WHERE (Location of empire)
• The empire started in Edo, Japan. The entirety of Japan was unified in 1600 after the Battle of Sekigahara
HOW (Establishment)
• In 1500 power was decentralized, and controlled by warlords called daimyo.
• Battle of Sekigahara in 1600- between clans of eastern Japan under Tokugawa Ieyasu against clans of western Japan ynder Toyotomi Hideyoti.
• Resulted in Eastern Japanese victory and consolidation of power by Ieyasu.
HOW (Rise)
• Shogunate dynasty officially began in 1603 as Ieyasu was named the Shogun.
• Hoped to reestablish order in Japanese society after a century of fighting
• Limited daimyos power• Expanded agricultural, manufacturing, and commerce in
Japan
HOW (Fall)
• The shogunate was toppled by two anti Tokugawa clans, the Choshu and the Satsuma, and declared the “Meji Restoration”
• Merchants gained too much power• Famines led to uprisings by peasants which were hard to
contain
WHY (Significance)
• The Shogunate was significant because it bought stabilization, peace, and order to Japan.
• Europeans failed to conquer Japan due to the “Acts of Seclusion” which prohibited trade and interaction with all European nations.
bibliography
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• A&E. "Tokugawa Period and Meiji Restoration." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.
• "Tokugawa Religion." Tokugawa Religion. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2014.• Asia For Educators. "1450-1750: Japan: The Tokugawa | Central Themes and Key
Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University." 1450-1750: Japan: The Tokugawa | Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University. Columbia University, 2009. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
• "The Fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate." The Fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.