HIST 010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Akechi Mitsuhide, Imagawa Clan, Hereditary Monarchy
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Like all asian peoples the japanese were shaped by their environment, geography is destiny . Japanese were close enough to engage in trade with the people of asia & close enough to learn from the different civilizations of asia (like china) According to japanese legend: 660 bc a man named jimmu first unified the 3 main japanese islands making him. Instead political and military power has always been in the hands of some other leader(s) Shogun claimed to run on behalf of the emperor but in reality during this period it was usually the shogun that was in charge. Below the shogun there are two ranks of nobility, the daimyo and samurai (since this is a nobility this is something you have to be born into) Feudal system works if and only if the shogun is powerful enough to keep the daimyo and samurai under control.
