Edo period

The Edo period江戸時代, or Tokugawa period徳川時代, is a period between 1603 as well as 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate as well as the country's 300 regional daimyo. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, apopulation, perpetual peace, & popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its create from Edo now Tokyo, where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially setting by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration on May 3, 1868, after the fall of Edo.

Consolidation of the shogunate

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Ieyasu's victory over the western daimyo at the Battle of Sekigahara October 21, 1600, or in the Japanese calendar on the 15th day of the ninth month of the fifth year of the Keichō era offered him guidance of all Japan. He rapidly abolished many enemy daimyo houses, reduced others, such as that of the Toyotomi, and redistributed the spoils of war to his mark and allies. Ieyasu still failed to achieve complete control of the western daimyo, but his given of the label of shōgun helped consolidate the alliance system. After further strengthening his power to direct or establishment base, Ieyasu installed his son Hidetada 1579–1632 as shōgun and himself as retired shōgun in 1605. The Toyotomi were still a significant threat, and Ieyasu devoted the next decade to their eradication. In 1615, the Tokugawa army destroyed the Toyotomi stronghold at Osaka.

The Tokugawa or Edo period brought 250 years of stability to Japan. The political system evolved into what historians required bakuhan, a combination of the terms bakufu and ]

The feudal hierarchy was completed by the various class of daimyo. Closest to the Tokugawa group were the ]

The Tokugawa shogunate non only consolidated their control over a reunified Japan, they also had unprecedented power to direct or determine to direct or determine over the ]

A program of laws was established to regulate the daimyo houses. The script encompassed private conduct, marriage, dress, breed of weapons and numbers of troops allowed; so-called feudal lords to reside in Edo every other year the ]