Tokugawa Japan

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Tokugawa Japan

• Social and Political Structures

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Official Social Structure
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Real Social Structure
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Self-Governing Groups

• Priests (Shinto and some Buddhist sects)
• Hinin (non-humans)
• Eta (hereditary pariah)
• Farming Villages

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Official Political Structure
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Three Basic Types of DAIMYO

• Shimpan
• Fudai
• Tozama

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Types of Daimyo
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Shimpan Daimyo

• Sanke (The Three Houses) Mito clan
• Sankyo (The Three Lords) Hitotsubashi
• Kamon (related houses) Matsudaira

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Types of Daimyo
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Fudai Daimyo
Roju (senior council) Wakadoshiyori (junior
council) Ii family of Hikone domain
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Types of Daimyo
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Tozama Daimyo
Shimazu family of Satsuma Mori family of Choshu
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Types of Daimyo
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Centralized Feudalism
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Local Centralized Structure in Bizen Domain
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Shogunal Control Techniques

• Sakoku (closed country)
• Sankin-kotai (alternate attendance)
• Extra ordinary levies
• Shifting domains
• Buke shohatto (Laws of the Military Houses)

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Key Restoration Players