Tokugawa shogunate navy
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The Tokugawa shogunate navy was the maritime military force of Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu, which modernized in the late Edo period and laid the groundwork for Japan’s transition to a modern imperial navy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime force
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military organization → navy → |
| activeDuring |
Edo period
→
late Edo period → |
| commandedBy |
Tokugawa shogun
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| commandStructure |
bakufu military
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| country |
Japan
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| dissolvedAfter |
Meiji Restoration
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| dissolvedIn |
late 1860s
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| engagedIn |
Boshin War
→
Naval Battle of Hakodate → defense against foreign incursions → |
| followedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| hasPart |
arsenals
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naval training schools → shipyards → |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to Japan’s naval modernization
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laid groundwork for Imperial Japanese Navy → symbolized transition from feudal to modern military structures → |
| influencedBy |
British naval practices
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Dutch naval science → French naval advisors → Western naval technology → |
| location |
Edo
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Hakodate → Nagasaki → Tokyo Bay → Uraga → |
| modernizedIn |
19th century
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Bakumatsu period → |
| operatedBy |
Tokugawa shogunate
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| partOf |
Tokugawa bakufu
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| precededBy |
feudal domain navies of Japan
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| purpose |
control of maritime trade
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defense of Japanese coasts → projection of shogunal authority → |
| role |
coastal defense
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maritime security → protection of Tokugawa regime → |
| trainedAt |
Nagasaki Naval Training Center
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Tsukiji Naval Training Center → |
| used |
cannon
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coastal batteries → rifled artillery → sailing warships → steam warships → |
| usedLanguage |
Japanese
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Naval Battle of Hakodate
("Tokugawa loyalist forces")
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belligerent |
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Boshin War
("Tokugawa shogunate forces")
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opposingForce |
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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precededBy |
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Tsukiji Naval Training Center
("Tokugawa naval forces")
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usedBy |