JAPAN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Classical Japanese Language, Honji Suijaku
Document Summary
The muramochi and warring states period (14-early 17th century) Social upheaval in the muromachi and warring states period. The unstable social and political circumstances in which the people of low ranking social positions overthrow the people of high ranking social positions. Clip shows that a woman is in control of her army and fortress and then other women guard it for her and deny the lord"s messenger. These young women and the fortress they now have didn"t use to have high ranking or value, but now that it does (because of the social upheaval), the big lords want it. Themes about nature as nature gives the land its power and man is always trying to take that away. They had established their own self-government without lords and nobility. Military conflicts during the period of northern and southern courts in kyoto. Emperor go-daigo is never in position of real power. Ashikaga shogunate has limited power; relies on imperial prestige.
