Tokugawa Ieyasue By Nobunaga Od The Unification Of Japan

The Japanese empire was in great power by this time period, and they thought themselves as the king of the East Asian race. Japan, the “old order”, also believed that some day Europe and America would take over their power and become the “new orders”(Doc A). Japan was one

Japan’s decision to isolate themselves from the world created the conflict. Their decision however, was greatly influenced by the Europeans, who constantly tried to take advantage of the

It is clear that Japan’s ‘three unifiers’ were beneficial to the development of Japan in three fundamental areas: social, economic and political. Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu are known for unifying Japan after the sengoku period (c. 1467 – c. 1603), a time of internal conflict. While each unifier had a different approach to developing Japan, the corroboration of each new policy resulted in an improved Japan which set foundations for lasting central rule.

From 1450 to 1750, both Russia and Tokugawa Japan faced incoming influence from western Europe. They handled this in both similar and different ways in the aspects of culture, government, and global interaction.

At the beginning of the 1600's power was switched to the Tokugawa clan when Ieyasu Tokugawa succeeded Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1603. Ieyasu Tokugawa promoted foreign trade and the education of the Samurai in areas other than martial arts such as literature, philosophy, and arts (tea ceremony). From 1614 Ieyasu persecuted and enforced the suppression of Christianity. He continued to display his military dominance by destroying the Toyotomi clan and capturing Osaka castle in 1615.

The Tokugawa period signified the beginning of an eventual shift from Fascism in Japan. This  was possible through the growing supremacy of the ruling class that brought about this change.   The country went through many serious transitions during this period. Peace was enforced by a Shogun that demanded absolute loyalty from his daimyos.

The death of emperor Hideyoshi and subsequent ascension to the throne of Hideyori in 1598 set into motion events that would alter the political landscape in Japan for the next two hundred and fifty years. Tokugawa Ieyasu, in his quest to become absolute ruler of Japan defeated Hideyori loyalists in the battle of Sekigahara and was appointed Shogun by Hideyori in 1603. This military “coup d’état” effectively gave Tokugawa complete control of Japan and reduced the emperor to little more than a figurehead in the governing of Japan. As history would show, the feudal system of government that Tokugawa created ultimately led to

From 1603 to 1868, the Tokugawa shogun unified Japan by gaining control over the whole empire. The shogun utilized the diverse environment of Japan by growing a variety of crops, thus allowing Japan to become self reliant for food sources. “Japan’s wide range of climatic conditions allowed for the indigenization of new cash crops: cotton, silk, tobacco and sugar” (Tamerlane, 88). Japan achieved self-sufficiency in sugar and cotton by producing it in Kyoto and Osaka. In addition to producing their own crops as a source of food, Japan fished as food source. Since the Japanese empire was composed of many small islands, they had a bountiful access to fish via the Atlantic Ocean, which they utilized in order to obtain source of protein in their diets. “In all these ways the Japanese successfully exploited an exceptionally rich and diverse natural environment and developed a wealthy mercantile economy comparable with Europe’s, but without the costs and risks of colonialism” (Tamerlane, 88). Through producing their own resources, the Tokugawa shogun isolated Japan by making is self-sufficient. This eliminated the need for Japan to expand their empire by colonizing the new world because, in contrast to Europe, Japan had no need for additional resources since they

To analyze the reason why Tokugawa shogunate could united Japan, we can research from three parts to do it: the process of the unification of Japan, the character of Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Daimyou in that period, and the economic and labour background of Japan during late phase of shogunate Japan. First main category:

This academic journal by Martha Chaiklin, analyzes the efforts taken by various countries that eventually lead to the ending of Japanese isolationism. She first invalidates the notion that Commodore Perry with his gunboats were solely responsible for the opening of Japan. In contrast, the Dutch and liberal policies were greatly attributed if not solely responsible for the opening of Japan. Even the American led event that is attributed to the opening of Japan was in fact not a unique policy “ The United States was not the first to attempt to open Japan since all Westerners except the Dutch had been expelled in 1639. Both the British and the Russians had made several attempts in the preceding two centuries that had all ended in failure” (Chaiklin

The Sengoku period from 1463 to 1567 was a time of social upheaval, political chicanery, and constant military conflict. Though feudal lords swore loyalty to the Emperor, he was largely a figurehead who held little political power of his own. More influential was the military Shogun, however the years leading up to the Sengoku period saw a breakdown of central authority and the rise of powerful, largely independent local lords called daimyo. These daimyo were in frequent conflict amongst each other, fighting for control of different regions in Japan. Conquering weaker daimyo, Japan’s “three unifiers” would slowly pave the path towards Japanese unification.

During the Edo period, for nearly 200 years, Japan has been under isolationism. They limited their contact between outsiders; Japan had existed in a state of cultural isolation for such a long time. But how has Japan become one of the world’s most powerful countries, who has one of the strongest economies in the world? In 1853, the Japanese had been prompted by Commodore Matthew Perry, to open their doors to the rest of the world. After, the Japanese signed trading treaties with many Western countries.

In the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, successfully created a unified Japanese state by bringing to an end the civil wars. The most ingenious man of those three ‘unifiers’ was Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Although primarily this examination will focus on Hideyoshi as a “conquering hero”, the efforts and influence that the other unifiers had on Hideyoshi’s life and society in the latter half of sixteenth century Japan will not go entirely unnoticed. I examine the important events and changes that occurred in medieval Japan at a time when Nobunaga and Hideyoshi successively were establishing the early modern Japanese state.

Japan has an extensive history, beginning with the first humans arriving around 35,000 B.C.E. The location of Japan has played an important role in the country’s development. Although the archipelago is situated near the mainland, there is still a significant amount of open sea, which divides the two landmasses. Throughout most of Japan's history, it has been shut off from the outside world, neglecting to open its borders to foreigners. The sakoku policy, Sakoku meaning "locked country", was established in 1633 by the Tokugawa Shogunate, it prevented outsiders from entering Japan on a punishment of death. The policy also prevented Japanese from leaving Japan.

Between 1968 and 1912, Japan was going through a reformation called Meiji Restoration in order make the country strong as western countries. It had caused changes in many parts of Japan such as society, government, military, etc. Some of these changes still can be seen in the Japanese society today such as emperors are honored by Japanese citizens and seen as a special figure. Since this reformation had a great impact on development of Japan, it can be consider as a very important part of Japanese history.This study will seek to answer the question: To what extent did the Meiji Restoration succeeded to reform and strengthen Japan? In order to answer the question, the investigation will analyze military reform and economic reform caused by