HIST 4728 Lecture 3: Week 3 note pt 1
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Division in method to establish this identity: saigo takamori, 1828 77, satsuma domain (model for the last samurai character, conservative, did not want to abolish the domains, but give them power in governing the county as the whole, has a falling out with the gov. and rebels. Defining public discussion: : narrow view of the public (o yake, , refers to qualified people to lead, not common people, from samurai to imperial statesmen, revinving the taiho codes of 721 ce. Return to classical court nomenclature: samurai given titles, but often had to look back to ancient texts to figure out what the meant, samurai had to dress as nobles, often given new names of higher class; a lot of confusion around this, elevating the status of the emperor, principle of personal rule by the emperor; to the public, he was the ultimate authority making decisions, in practice, no direct involvement, would only ratify what a group of leaders determined.
