feudal Japan
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Feudal Japan was a hierarchical, warrior-dominated period of Japanese history characterized by samurai rule, powerful regional lords (daimyo), and a rigid social structure under a shogunate government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| feudal Japan canonical | 3 |
| medieval Japan | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| beganWith | rise of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Noh theatre
ⓘ
castle building ⓘ kabuki theatre ⓘ tea ceremony ⓘ |
| dominantEthic | bushido ⓘ |
| dominantReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
land tax ⓘ |
| endedWith | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decentralized political power
ⓘ
land-based vassalage system ⓘ rigid social hierarchy ⓘ samurai military class dominance ⓘ warrior-dominated society ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment |
feudalism
ⓘ
shogunate ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass |
artisans
ⓘ
daimyo ⓘ merchants ⓘ outcast groups ⓘ peasants ⓘ samurai ⓘ shogun ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Confucianism ⓘ |
| landOwnershipSystem | fiefs granted to vassals ⓘ |
| legalCode |
buke shohatto
ⓘ
house codes of daimyo ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| militaryElite | samurai ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology |
bows
ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| nominalRulerTitle | emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| powerStructure |
emperor held symbolic authority
ⓘ
shogun held de facto power ⓘ |
| regionalLordTitle | daimyo ⓘ |
| socialNorms |
filial piety
ⓘ
loyalty to lord ⓘ strict class boundaries ⓘ |
| socialRestriction |
sumptuary laws
ⓘ
travel controls ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 12th century to 19th century ⓘ |
| topRulerTitle | shogun ⓘ |
| vassalageRelation |
daimyo pledged loyalty to shogun
ⓘ
samurai served daimyo ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
medieval Japan
subject surface form:
Hojo (abbot’s quarters)
this entity surface form:
medieval Japan