MARITIME AND LANDS EMPIRE PROJECT
Rachel Arcuri, Allsion Malcom, Natalie Marshall, and Elizabeth
Shirey

Political
Aspects
By: Natalie
Marshall

REUNIFICATION OF JAPAN
 “Sengoku” or
“Country at
War” (1467-
1573)
 Reunification achieved by three daimyos
Photo of Tokugawa, Japan.

THE TOKUGAWA PERIOD
 Brought Japan 250 years of stability.
 Complex feudal system.
 Political system was known as
“bakuhan”.
 Established by
Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Diagram of Feudal System

CLASSES OF DAIMYO
 They were subordinate to the Shogun.
 Shinpan- “Related
Houses”.
 Fudai- “House
Daimyo”.
 Tozama- “Outside
Vassals”.

CODE OF LAWS
 Used to manage daimyo houses.
 Various rules and regulations.
 Weakened their power.
Tokugawan Shogunate

THE CLOSING OF JAPAN
 A strict policy of isolation was adopted in the 1630s.
 Outlawed Christianity.
 Cut off trade and banned Japanese from traveling outside the country
.
This map displays the port in which Dutch merchants could travel to.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 S t anley, T ho mas A ., and R.T.A . Ir v i ng. "To kugawa Po l itical C o nt rols." Wi l lamette
U ni ver sity. Web. 07 Jan. 2 01 2 .
< ht t p://www.willamette.edu/~rlof tus/H3 81TokuPolCont rols.htm> .
 "14 5 0 -1750: Japan: T he To kugawa | C ent r al T hem es and Key Po i nts." A si a fo r
E ducator s | C o l umbia U ni ver sity. C o l umbia U ni ver sity. Web. 0 8 Jan. 2 01 2 .
< ht t p://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_tokugawa.htm> .
 s Reso urce | T he Po l ity o f t he
| Japan S ociety. Web. 0 8 Jan. 2 01 2 .
< ht t p://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/the_polity_of_the_tokugaw a_ er a_ 1>.
 "A si an, A fr ican & A m er ican C i v iliz ations Befo re 1 5 0 0 ." T he U ni ver sity o f No r t h
C aro lina at Pem broke. E d. Ro ber t W. Brow n. Web. 0 9 Jan. 2 01 2 .
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 Over field, James H. "T he S ec lusion of Japan." T he Human Rec ord. By A l fred J.
A ndr ea. 5 t h ed. Vo l . 1 . Bo ston, M A : Ho ug hton M i f flin, 2 0 0 5 . 4 9 2 -94 . Pr i nt.

Of the Tokugawa Empire
By: Allison Malcom
APWH Period 2

SOCIAL STRUCTURE
 Based on Neo-Confucian Principles
 Strict hierarchy, each with its own restrictions in dress, marriages, lifestyle, etc.

Samurai, Shogunate, and Daimyo (Warriors)
 Farmers and Peasants
 Artisans

Merchants

SHOGUN, DAIMYO AND SAMURAI
 Became rulers as a result of the peace of the Tokugawa Era
-
With no wars to fight, they took control
- Ruling elites become only figureheads
 Received income mainly from peasants, especially from their rice cultivation.
 Strict dress code and behavior policies
 Lived luxurious lives and bragged in their wealth.

LOWER CLASSES
 Farmers and peasants higher than merchants because of
Confucian principles.
 Artisans were working class.
 Merchants flourished in their population of 1 million in 1700.
 A 5th class formed by people who did not fit into structure; considered outcasts or “impure.”

WOMEN AND CHILDREN
 Women’s roles changed into the sole purpose of honoring their father and mother, then father and mother-in-law.
 Children began to be educated
 Taught filial piety and obedience.

SOURCES
 Primary
 Andrea, Alfred J., and James H. Overfield. The Human Record
Sources of Global History. 5. 2. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company,
2005. 16-17, 27-28. Print.
 Secondary
 E no , R. "T he S am urai - Merc hant D i vide i n Late To kugawa, and To kugawa Po pular
A r t ." (2 0 0 9 ): 1 . Web. 9 Jan. 2 01 2 . < ht t p://www.indiana.edu/~ealc100/JA r t1 .html>.
 Jujitsu, Akayama-Ryu. "BEGINNING OF JAPAN AS A
NATION." JUJITSU HISTORY . (2006): n. page. Web. 9 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.jujitsustudies.com/jujitsu_history2.htm>.
 ht t p://spor tkaratemuseum.org/wp -content/uploads/TOK UGAWA_SAM URA I_1 89 0.jpg

Elizabeth
Shirey

TOKUGAWA ECONOMICS
 Economy’s Development
 Trade
 Agriculture
 Urbanization
Tokugawa
Map
Tokugawa Currency

RESOURCES
 Primar y Source:
 http://www.jstor.org/pss/493721
 http://www.jstor.org/pss/133439
 Secondar y Source:
 http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_tokugawa.htm
 http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/papers/jhist1.htm
 Pictures
 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tokugawa+japan+money&um=1&hl=en&client=safa ri&rls=en&biw=1280&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbnid=omXKbMhpNYmU6M:&imgrefurl=http
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Rachel Arcuri

 Respect
 Little Learning , Book
 Expectations for Women
 Neo-Confucianism
 Kokugaku
 Rangaku