Tokugawa shogunate

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feudal military government government of Japan shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, overseeing a long period of peace, isolation, and strict social order.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feudal military government → government of Japan → shogunate →
allowedForeignTradeWith	China → Korea → Netherlands → Ryukyu Kingdom →
alsoKnownAs	Edo bakufu → Edo shogunate →
capital	Edo →
country	Japan →
currency	Tokugawa coinage →
economicSystem	rice-based economy →
endedBy	Meiji Restoration →
endTime	1868 →
era	Edo period →
facedPressureFrom	Commodore Matthew C. Perry → United States Navy →
firstLeader	Tokugawa Ieyasu →
followedBy	Meiji Restoration → Meiji government →
foundedBy	Tokugawa Ieyasu →
governmentType	feudal monarchy → hereditary military dictatorship →
implemented	sankin-kōtai →
lastLeader	Tokugawa Yoshinobu →
legitimizedBy	Emperor Go-Yōzei →
mainPortForForeignTrade	Nagasaki →
maintained	long period of internal peace →
notableUrbanCenter	Edo → Kyoto → Osaka NERFINISHED →
officialLanguage	Japanese →
policy	Neo-Confucian social order → alternate attendance system → sakoku → strict social hierarchy →
precededBy	Azuchi–Momoyama period → Toyotomi administration →
religiousPolicy	persecution of Christianity → support for Buddhism → support for Shinto →
restricted	foreign trade →
seatOfGovernment	Edo Castle →
signedTreaty	Convention of Kanagawa →
socialClassSystem	artisans → merchants → peasants → samurai →
startTime	1603 →
triggerEventOfEnd	Boshin War →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nagasaki Naval Training Center → Tokugawa shogunate navy → Tsukiji Naval Training Center →	operatedBy
Tokugawa shogunate ("Edo bakufu") → Tokugawa shogunate ("Edo shogunate") →	alsoKnownAs
Fushimi-yagura → Nijō Castle →	associatedWith
Deshima → Nagasaki Naval Training Center →	controlledBy
Kaga Province ("Tokugawa shogunate system") → Tokugawa shogunate navy ("Tokugawa bakufu") →	partOf
Boshin War →	belligerent
Nijō Castle →	builder
Nagoya Castle →	builtBy
Edo →	capitalOf
Tokugawa shogunate navy ("Tokugawa shogun") →	commandedBy
Siege of Osaka →	conflict
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa ("Tokugawa") →	familyName
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal →	foundedBy
Sakurada Gate →	historicalEra
sankin-kōtai →	implementedBy
Deshima →	mainTradePartnerOf
Ōkubo Toshimichi →	opposed
Edo period →	rulingDynasty
Edo →	seatOf
Deshima →	usedDuring