How did Emperor Meiji modernize Japan? How was society organized under the Tokugawa shogunate? What did the Tokugawa shogunate accomplish? Was Tokugawa Ieyasu a shogun? How much of Japan did the Ashikaga shoguns rule? How did the daimyo help unify Japan?
How long did feudal Japan last? How was land divided in feudal Japan? How were things dated in feudal Japan? How has Japan changed since the feudal system? How did the Tokugawa shoguns end feudal warfare in Japan? How did feudalism develop in Japan?
In order to legitimize their rule and to maintain stability,the shoguns espoused a Neo-Confucian ideology that reinforced the social hierarchy placing warrior, peasant, artisan, and merchant in descending order. The early economy was based on agriculture, with rice as the measured unit of wealth....
Forty shoguns, from 1192 to 1867, ruled Japan, but most people outside Japan know only one shogun, the subject of James Clavell’s 1975 novel “The Shogun,” Tokugawa Ieyasu, the leader of Japan’s last and infamous bakufu family. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the former warlord, was the first shogun...
How the Kuomintang failed to develop anything much during their period of rule. How they failed to confront Global Imperialism, and then were very slow to resist Japan’s expansion into Chinese territory. An interesting account of the first years after 1949, by a Christian missionary who stayed...
Where was the Empire of Japan located? How large was the Japanese Imperial Army? What was the Empire of Japan called? How long did the Empire of Japan last? How large was Kublai Khan's empire? How large was Qin Shi Huangdi's empire?
How long did the Empire of Japan last? How long did the Chinese Empire last? Who was the Yongle Emperor? How did Puyi become emperor of China? How long ago did the Yellow Emperor die? What age was the youngest emperor of China?
How long did Emperor Meiji rule for? Where was the Meiji Era? What did Emperor Meiji accomplish? How did Emperor Meiji improve Japan? Why did Meiji Japan rise up? How was culture changed after the Meiji Restoration? How did the Meiji Constitution change history?
How did the Meiji Restoration change Japan politically, economically and socially? How did Japanese society change under the Tokugawa shoguns? How did the role of the samurai in Japanese politics change throughout the Heian to Tokugawa eras? How did the Meiji Restoration modernize Japan? How was ...
How did the Mongols use conquest to improve their empire? How did the Mongols travel? How long did the Mongols rule Russia? Describe Mongol Rule in Russia How were the Mongol's lifestyles during the Mongol Empire? How did the Mongols affect world history? How did the Mongols lose their emp...