buke shohatto
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Buke shohatto was a foundational Tokugawa-era legal code that strictly regulated the conduct, responsibilities, and privileges of the samurai class in feudal Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| buke shohatto canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tokugawa law
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ samurai code ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
centralization of power
ⓘ
stabilization of daimyo domains ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buke hatto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws for the Military Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
daimyo
ⓘ
military houses ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| componentOf | Tokugawa legal framework ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
obligation to cultivate both letters and arms
ⓘ
obligation to maintain frugality ⓘ prohibition of unauthorized alliances ⓘ requirement to report domain succession to the shogunate ⓘ restriction on building new castles ⓘ rules on adoption and marriage of daimyo heirs ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1615 ⓘ |
| era | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | legal history of Japan ⓘ |
| followedBy | later revisions under subsequent shoguns ⓘ |
| government | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | precedent of earlier warrior house codes ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on all daimyo ⓘ |
| legalSystem | bakuhan system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Fushimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Tokugawa Hidetada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintain social order
ⓘ
prevent rebellion ⓘ regulate conduct of the samurai class ⓘ strengthen shogunal control over daimyo ⓘ |
| regulates |
attendance at the shogun’s court
ⓘ
behavior of retainers ⓘ castle construction ⓘ marriage alliances of daimyo ⓘ military service obligations ⓘ relations among daimyo ⓘ study of literature and martial arts by samurai ⓘ travel of daimyo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kuge shohatto
ⓘ
Kujikata osadamegaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
feudal hierarchy
ⓘ
military governance ⓘ samurai ethics ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Feudal Japan