HIST 236 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Japanese Language, Shimabara Rebellion, Ming Dynasty
11 Nov 2017
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Collapse of the ashikaga bakufu and the warring states period (1467-1573) Age of ge-koku-jo: (cid:1445)those below subjugating those above(cid:1446) Dispute over succession to shogun initiates civil war and collapse of bakufu. Emergence of daimyo and their competition for supreme power. Religious institutions as military and economic forces (ex. Azuchi-momoyama period (1568-1600): learning from daimyo oda nobunaga and. Early western scholars of japan view: a (cid:1445)crude and callous brute(cid:1446) who (cid:1445)never showed a sign of compassion(cid:1446) - george sansom. Reduced the number of contenders for power. Welcomes christian missionaries to increase western trade in order to acquire guns. Wages the ishiyama honganji war (1570-1580) against buddhist sect. Becomes a tool rather than a rival afterwards. (cid:1445)your feet are pointed in my direction. Rewards talent: elevates peasant hideyoshi to rank of general. Assassinated by one of his followers :( Toyotomi hideyoshi (1536-1598): the benefits of respecting the political (cid:1445)tradition(cid:1446) Benefits from the breakdown of the old order in his rise to power.
