The Yi Dynasty of Korea
Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, essentially a Feudalistic confederacy that remained closed to the rest of the world, until the Meiji Restoration.
Edo was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa Period. It is now known as Tokyo.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Nobunaga Oda got the ball rolling, but the main player in the unification of Japan was Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu Tokugawa was invested as Shogun on the 2nd of December, 1603, following the Battle of Sekigahara during which all remaining opposition was crushed.
actual power was held by the shogun
Christianity was effectively banned from Japan with the Sakoku Edict of 1635.
The Samurai were the warrior class of Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, essentially a Feudalistic confederacy that remained closed to the rest of the world, until the Meiji Restoration.
Edo was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa Period. It is now known as Tokyo.
Tokugawa Ieyasu Oda Nobunga
Japan was isolated and at the fringes of global trade patterns during Tokugawa rule. Today, it is one of the centers of world trade.
Tokugawa Ieyasu established his capital in Edo. This city would flourish during the Tokugawa Bakufu, and would later become Tokyo.
actual power was held by the shogun
Christianity was effectively banned from Japan with the Sakoku Edict of 1635.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Nobunaga Oda got the ball rolling, but the main player in the unification of Japan was Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu Tokugawa was invested as Shogun on the 2nd of December, 1603, following the Battle of Sekigahara during which all remaining opposition was crushed.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Tokugawa Bakufu was ruled by a shogun, or military leader. The government of Meiji Japan was led by an Emperor.
IN Japan, the use of Ninja rapidly declined when tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun. THe Sengoku period was over, and Japan was at peace for around 250 years. Since Japan was isolated, they didn't need to worry about foreign invaders, and the Tokugawa remained strong, so the ninja weren't necessary. However, some ninja acted as bodyguards for the Shoguns.