Shogun

restoration of the Japanese shogunate started when Tokugawa Ieyasu rose to authority from a small daimyo house located in Japan. Rather than pursuing foreign development, Tokugawa focused on strengthening dominance in Japan. He was given the name of shogun, which validated instruction by the Tokugawa shogunate. This act led to the union of authority being approved from the daimyos. Ultimately, the restoration of the shogunate caused an end to a period of civil war and steered them to political…

Not much is known about Katsushika Hokusai date of birth, but it is speculated that he was born on approximately October 31, 1760. He was born in Edo, Japan, which is now modern day Tokyo. His father was also an artist. He created mirrors for the Shogun that had very detailed borders around the mirrors. Not much is known about his mother, but is much speculation that was in fact a concubine. At age six Hokusai started to paint, learning as much as he could from his father. When he was twelve he…

The Meiji Restoration, also known as the Reign of the Meiji Emperor was a massive movement that took place in 1868, which brought about an industrialization in Japan. The movement began when the Tokugawa Shogun, who ruled Japan; who lost his power due to being overthrown, was replaced by the emperor of Japan to the supreme position. The emperor chose “Meiji” as the name for his rule as it referred to the “Enlightened Rule”. As the nation began restoring itself, it had to tackle many of its…

and executions of key wartime officials, provoked the ire of many Japanese. At the center of much controversy was the drafting of a new Japanese constitution, a process dominated by American sensibilities and beliefs. The use of the term “American Shogun” to describe Macarthur also helps to show Lafeber’s heavy handed American perspective. Washington feared “leftists” (264) taking power and the rise of Communism in the region. These points draw a conclusion of American self interest in the…

People have been persecuted for their religious beliefs as far back as the Classical period in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.1 As the number of popular religions multiplied globally and the amount of international travelers to Asian countries increased due to growing trade relationships, disagreements and arguments ensued between opposing cultures. In the 1500s, the Japanese culture was introduced to the Christian religion, which led to political and social unrest in the Asian nation.…

colonialism after taking two main steps. At this time, Japanese people realized the power of Western nations. It was time for them to take action to save their country. The first step Japanese people did was throw out the Shogun and got rid of the Samurai. They blamed the Shogun for signing the unequal treaty. This was the time when the Meiji era began in 1868. During this era, Japanese society moved from isolated society to its modern form. They started rebuilding everything. They wanted to…

Edo Era was a strong military run government, highest members of society were the samurai, the knights of Japan, and also leader of the country was named the Shogun. Being a strong lover of the Bushido Code, Hisashi really enjoyed many subjects the Edo Era had to show including the art styles of the street vendors, being this is a time before the western craze hit Japan it was all creative while also being innovating…

Catholics, giving them 20 days to evacuate Japan. Christianity at this point was so deeply imbedded into Japanese society that it would take years to expel them. Following Hideyoshi’s death in 1598, Tokugawa Ieyasu succeeded ruling over Japan and became shogun, or military dictator, of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the country was now a unified “one state organization under a single military power” (Higashibaba,…

There were many things happening in the world during Shakespeare so much history taking place building important depth in how society is either influenced or even how it’s run due to improvement or advancement in today's technology.There will be three subject I will be talking about and they are Europe,Asia,and the topic of religion.The first one will be about Europe more specifically How England was back then.Queen Elizabeth dies at age 69 in the year 1603 causing them to select a new king…

In the societies of medieval Europe and feudal japan, there were many differences and simerialites, also how they were organized and controlled was different. The middle ages (medieval Europe) is known to be the historical period of Europe between the 5th and 15ht century. The medieval period ended with advent of renaissance which is known to be the beginning of the modern era. Feudalism in japan was all basically a fight for more land, wealth and above all power. When the government started…