Tokugawa Shogunate

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    If you took a snapshot of Japan in 1750, you would see a prosperous country unified under a stable, centralized government. This government, called the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868) ‍ , was led by a military ruler, called a shogun, with the help of a class of military lords, called daimyō. Before the 19's, during 1869, his daughter, Japanese Empire overthrew him and took reign (1869-1945)

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    About Tokugawa Shogunate

    The Tokugawa Shogunate is a historical figure representing Japan's prosperous era from 1600 to 1868. Led by a military ruler, the shogun, it was a stable, centralized government. However, it was overthrown by the Japanese Empire in 1869.

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    Japanese history, Tokugawa Shogunate, Japanese culture, Edo period, feudal Japan, samurai, daimyō, shogun, military history, Asian history.

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    Did you know that during the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan was almost entirely closed off from the rest of the world? This period of isolation, known as sakoku, lasted from 1633 to 1853.

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