1. Japan Returns to Isolation World History Honors-Mr. Cimijotti

2. Setting the Stage In the 1300’s-Unity previously obtained broke down. Shoguns in the north and south fought for power. The whole land was torn by factional strife and economic unrest.

3. A New Feudalism Under Strong Leaders 1467-Civil War Shattered Japan’s old feudal system. Power left the centralized government to local lords in separate domains. Local Lords Rule: 1467-1568-Sengoku-”Warring States” period. Powerful samurai seized control over old feudal estates. These warrior chieftains were called daimyo.

4. The power was with the Daimyo. The emperor in Kyoto was just a figure head. The new feudalism resembled European feudalism. Rival daimyo fought each other for territory.

5. New Leaders Restore Order: Oda Nobunaga defeated his rival daimyo an seized the capital Kyoto in 1568. Motto “Rule the empire by force” Sought to crush his enemies, even the Buddhists who aligned against him. 1575-Leading 3000 soldiers armed with muskets crushed an enemy force of samurai calvary. Nobunaga was not able to unify Japan. He committed seppuku, the ritual suicide of samurai. Toyotomi Hideyoshi continued his fallen leader’s mission. By 1590, controlled most of the country. Continued on against the Koreans and Ming China. When he died in 1598, his troops left Korea.

6. Tokugawa Shogonate Unites Japan: Tokugawa Ieyasu competes the unification. 1600-defeated his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara. Earned him the loyalty of daimyo throughout Japan. 3 years later-becomes the sole ruler or shogun. Moves his capital to Edo or later known as Tokyo. Even though unified, the local level was still controlled by the diamyo. Required the diamyo to spend every other year in Edo. Alternative attendance policy. Rule of law overcame the rule of the sword. Tokugawa Shogunate kept power until 1867.

7. Life In Tokugawa Japan Society in the Tokugawa Japan. Left side of Room Culture Under the Tokugawa Shogunate Right side of Room Contact Between Europe and Japan Center of Room