The Tokugawa Shogunate was a period when peace reigned throughout Japan and the Daimyo were able to be brought under control. This period was called the Tokugawa period also known as the Edo period. This was also a period when Japan was cut off from the rest of the world.
The daimyo were one of the great lords of Japan (shogun above them) who had many samurais under their control. Oda Nobunaga, a Japanese warrior and government official, decided in 1568 to conquer the daimyo and gain control over them. This was later continued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and completed in 1603 by Tokugawa Leyasu. By this time approximately 200 daimyo were under the control of the Tokugawa family but there were now more many samurais roaming Japan. These were called
The daimyo were one of the great lords of Japan (shogun above them) who had many samurais under their control. Oda Nobunaga, a Japanese warrior and government official, decided in 1568 to conquer the daimyo and gain control over them. This was later continued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and completed in 1603 by Tokugawa Leyasu. By this time approximately 200 daimyo were under the control of the Tokugawa family but there were now more many samurais roaming Japan. These were called