Heirarchy and Timeline Flashcards
The order of shogunates after the first shogunate- Minamoto no yoritomo
- Minamoto no yoritomo
- Emperor Go daigo
- Ashikaga shogunate
- Oda Nobunaga
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Tokugawa Iemitsu
Social Heirarchy during the shogun japan
- Highest was the Emperor
- Shogun
- Daimyo
- Samuri
- Peasants
- Craftspeople and merchants
- Outcasts
Emperors role during shogun japan (expand)
Power had increasignly decreased, and no longer ruled properly over Japan. Was said to be descended from god and was the spiritual symbolic leader but had no real power
Role of shogun in shogunate japan (expand)
- emperors leading general
- commanded the army
- formed own governments to control Japan
- commanded the military and collected tax, and owned 25% of land
Role of Daimyo during shogunate japan (expand)
- Regional landowners
- Ruled provinces
- in return for loyalty and military
- controlled the army of samuris
Role of samuri during the shogun japan (expand)
- warriors who swore allegiance to diamyo
- wore plain dark clothes with a clan crest
- 300 to 800 samuri in an army
Peasnats role in shogun japan (expand)
- 80% of population
- farmers, wood cutters, laborors, fishermen
- produced food for everyone which people depended on
Craftspeople role during the shogun japan (expand)
- made goods/tools like swords/printers
- less respect
- merchants traded/transported goods and ran shops
- had little respect but lived in towns and despite their status could be wealthy
Role of outcasts in shogun Japan (expand)
bottom of social ladder
‘eta’ did leatherwork and butchery
‘hinin’ were street cleaners and actos the uneeded
710 CE Nara period
was the offical capital of japan
794 CE
Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Kyoto
1185 CE
Minamoto no Yorimoto becomes shogun
(Establishes city in kamakura)
How long did the shogun rule go for?
700 yrs
1333CE
Emperor Go daigo overthrows shogunate and takes power from shogun
1336 CE
Ashikaga Takauji takes power
1467 CE
Civil Wars in japan called the warring states
lasted for 100 years
1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun
(lasts 260 years tokugawa shogunate in Tokyo)
1633
Tokugawa Iemitsu introduces the Sakoku period (no japanese people were allowed to leave or enter japan)
1854
End of sakoku policy
1868
Tokugawa Yoshinobu last shogun steps down and the power is handed to emperor Meiji
What is fuedalism
Feudalism was a system where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.
State the role of the Emperor (key)
The Emperor was a figurehead with symbolic power, seen as divine.
Role of the shogun (key)
The Shogun was the military ruler who held real power in governing Japan.
Role of samuri (key)
Samurai were warriors who followed the code of bushido and served their daimyo
Experience of women (key)
Women had limited rights, focusing on family and domestic roles, though some were samurai or leaders.
