Yes. Technically speaking, the Emperor designated the Tokugawa family as shogun (general). Shogun (general) is originally supposed to fight against the northern peoples, but the position has the greatest power in the society, and it was more or less just a title for someone who controls the country.
The Emperor and his family became political figureheads while the real military power lay with the Shogunate rulers.
He was a puppet of the shogun.
Under the Tokugawa Shogunate the Emperor acted as a figurehead and Shoguns ruled regions much like Feudal Europe with Kings as figureheads and Regions ruled by Earls and such.
The Tokugawa shogunate was the last feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1603 and 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate set up a strict caste system and taxed the poor at a fixed amount. This led to a series of rebellions involving samurais and peasants.
Caste System on top of which samurai comes.
Caste system on top of which samurai comes.
Emperor.
A shogunate, or bakufu, is a military dictatorship. The Shogun is the head of the government. How this government actually governed really depends on which period of the Tokugawa Bakufu you are referring to. Towards the end of the period, there was a Bakuhan system established. This basically meant that the national government (the bakufu) shared power with the individuals provinces (hans).
The establishment of shoguns in Japan was primarily driven by the need for central authority and military control during a period of political instability and warfare. The shogunate system, beginning with the Kamakura Shogunate in the 12th century, allowed a military leader, or shogun, to have real political power while the emperor remained a figurehead. This system provided stability and a unified government, effectively ending the feudal era in Japan.
A bakufu, or Shogunate. This was a military-led government run by a Shogun. Towards the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period, Japan was controlled by what is known as a Bakuhan system. This meant that there was dual power held by the national government (the BAKUfu) and the local domainal governments (the HANs).
Nara, previously known as Heijo, was the ancient capital of Japan from approximately 710 to 784 AD. Due to internal political intrigues, the capital was relocated briefly to Nagaoka, then to Kyoto from 794 to 1868 AD. The Meiji Revolution saw the end of Feudal Japan and the Shogunate system of government and the capital was shifted to Edo renamed Tokyo. Traditionally, the Japanese capital was the city where the Emperor lived. The political capital was where the Shogun lived. Edo was a small desolate castle town when it was taken over by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa in about 1590. He shifted his capital there in 1603.
They have a system of government that is almost exactly the same. JPN EURO Emperor - God Shogun - King Daimyo - Nobles Samurai - Knights Peasants - Serfs
No, the feudal system was a medieval system.
Nara, previously known as Heijo, was the ancient capital of Japan from approximately 710 to 784 AD. Due to internal political intrigues, the capital was relocated briefly to Nagaoka, then to Kyoto from 794 to 1868 AD. The Meiji Revolution saw the end of Feudal Japan and the Shogunate system of government and the capital was shifted to Edo renamed Tokyo. Traditionally, the Japanese capital was the city where the Emperor lived. The political capital was where the Shogun lived. Edo was a small desolate castle town when it was taken over by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa in about 1590. He shifted his capital there in 1603.