People To Know Flashcards
The Emperor Jimmu
The allegedly mythical first emperor of Japan who is said to be descended from the sun queen
Oda Nobunaga
The first leader of a unified Japan who establishes his capital in Edo Tokyo
Toyatomi Hideyoshi
Nobunaga’s successor who attempted a failed invasion of China via Korea
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The first Shogun of the Edo or Tokugawa period
Tokugawa Yoshimune
The eight Shogan journey during the Edo period who attempt to conduct many reforms to education in order to ease the tensions of the time
Oshiro Heihachiro
An administrator from Osaka he burns down 3000 buildings in protest of the Tokugawa regime
Matthew Perry
The leader of an American envoy the Japanese Emperor he wishes to open up Japan for American whaling ships to refuel
Townsend Harris
The American consul to the Japanese who wishes to open up the country to trade
Charles Richardson
A China-based British merchant who is killed for not observing Japanese culture
Hotta Masayoshi
An important leader of the satsuma domain who effectively rules in the place of the shogun Who is iIl
Ii Naosuke
Masayoshi’sreplacement who signed the treaty with Harris is eventually assassinated by his political opponents
Emperor Meiji
The leader of Japan at the time of the Meiji restoration
Itagaki Taisuke
The leader of the People’s rights movement who argues for a representative from of government
Saigo Takmori
Leader of the last samurai rebellion based in Satsuma
Ito Hirobumi
Drafter of the Meiji constitution
