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.
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 Oda Nobunga
Tokugawa Ieyasu established his capital in Edo. This city would flourish during the Tokugawa Bakufu, and would later become 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 Tokugawa Bakufu was ruled by a shogun, or military leader. The government of Meiji Japan was led by an Emperor.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu was a daimyō, which refers to a powerful feudal lord in Japan during the Edo period. He was originally a samurai but rose to prominence as a daimyō, ultimately unifying Japan and becoming the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. His leadership marked the beginning of a long period of peace and stability in Japan, known as the Edo period.