Edo period
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The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
Aliases (8)
- Tokugawa period ×3
- Bakumatsu period ×1
- Edo culture ×1
- Edo period Japan ×1
- Tokugawa Japan ×1
- Tokugawa shogunate ×1
- late Edo period ×1
- sakoku ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical era
→
historical period → |
| allowedLimitedTradeWith |
China
→
Korea → Netherlands → Ryukyu Kingdom → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tokugawa period
→
|
| capital |
Edo
→
present-day Tokyo → |
| characteristic |
isolationist foreign policy
→
political stability → relative internal peace → strict social hierarchy → urban cultural flourishing → |
| country |
Japan
→
|
| culturalDevelopment |
bunraku puppet theatre
→
haiku poetry → kabuki theatre → popular fiction → ukiyo-e woodblock prints → |
| economicFeature |
development of castle towns
→
growth of market economy → |
| endEvent |
Meiji Restoration
→
|
| endYear |
1868
→
|
| followedBy |
Meiji period
→
|
| foreignPolicy |
sakoku
→
|
| governmentType |
bakufu
→
feudal military government → |
| mainPortOfForeignTrade |
Nagasaki
→
|
| notableArtist |
Katsushika Hokusai
→
Utagawa Hiroshige → |
| notableWriter |
Ihara Saikaku
→
Matsuo Bashō → |
| policy |
alternate attendance system
→
|
| policyJapanese |
sankin-kōtai
→
|
| precededBy |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
→
|
| religiousPolicy |
suppression of Christianity
→
|
| restrictedForeignContactWith |
Europe
→
|
| rulingDynasty |
Tokugawa shogunate
→
|
| socialClass |
artisans
→
merchants → peasants → samurai → |
| socialClassSystem |
shi-no-ko-sho
→
|
| startEvent |
establishment of Tokugawa shogunate
→
|
| startYear |
1603
→
|
| urbanCenter |
Edo
→
Kyoto → Osaka → |
Referenced by (29)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Classical Japanese
→
Edo → Fushimi-yagura → Ihara Saikaku ("Tokugawa period") → Matsuo Bashō → Otemon Gate → Siege of Osaka → Tokugawa shogunate → |
era |
|
Kaga Province
→
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan → Nagoya Castle → |
historicalEra |
|
Tokugawa shogunate navy
→
Tokugawa shogunate navy ("late Edo period") → |
activeDuring |
|
Meiji era
→
Meiji era ("Tokugawa period") → |
follows |
|
Edo period
("Tokugawa period")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Kyoto Imperial Palace
→
|
associatedWithPeriod |
|
Deshima
("sakoku")
→
|
associatedWithPolicy |
|
Itsekiri people
("Edo culture")
→
|
culturalInfluence |
|
Sengoku period
→
|
followedBy |
|
sankin-kōtai
→
|
historicalPeriod |
|
Kanto
("Edo period Japan")
→
|
historicalRegionOf |
|
Tokugawa shogunate navy
("Bakumatsu period")
→
|
modernizedIn |
|
Edo
("Tokugawa Japan")
→
|
partOf |
|
Kaga Province
→
|
period |
|
Sakurada Gate
→
|
periodOfConstruction |
|
Jidai Matsuri
→
|
representsPeriod |
|
Nisshoki
→
|
usedSince |
|
Osaka Castle
("Tokugawa shogunate")
→
|
wasRebuiltBy |