Buke shohatto (samurai regulations, early form)
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Buke shohatto (samurai regulations, early form) was an early Tokugawa-era legal code that set strict rules for the conduct, governance, and military obligations of Japan’s samurai class and feudal lords.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tokugawa-era law
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ samurai regulation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
daimyō
ⓘ
feudal lords ⓘ samurai class ⓘ |
| associatedWith | bushidō ideals ⓘ |
| containsRulesOn |
domain administration
ⓘ
loyalty to the shogun ⓘ military preparedness ⓘ public order ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese feudal society ⓘ |
| documentType | normative legal text ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | bakufu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
foundation of Tokugawa military governance
ⓘ
instrument of centralization of power ⓘ |
| influenced | later Tokugawa samurai regulations ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
feudal law ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| legalForm | ordinance issued by shogunate ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding code of conduct ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Tokugawa shogunate legal system ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
conduct of samurai
ⓘ
governance of domains ⓘ military obligations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control feudal lords
ⓘ
to define military service obligations ⓘ to maintain political stability ⓘ to regulate behavior of samurai ⓘ |
| regulates |
alliances among daimyō
ⓘ
behavior at court ⓘ construction of castles ⓘ military mobilization of daimyō ⓘ relations between domains and shogunate ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Buke shohatto (later Tokugawa revisions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within Tokugawa-controlled Japan ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
to define samurai duties and privileges
ⓘ
to reinforce social hierarchy ⓘ |
| targetGroup | military aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Edo period ⓘ |
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