JAPAN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Edo Period, Neo-Confucianism, Tokugawa Ieyasu
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1603 ieyasu named shogun, moves capital to edo. 1605 ieyasu resigns in favor of son hidetada (ensures smooth transfer of power) 1611 ryukyu islands (okinawa) become vassal-state of satsuma (domain in southern japan) independent of japan at the time. 1623 iemitsu becomes third shogun (consolidates the power of bakufu) 1633 interdiction on traveling abroad (japanese not allowed to leave without permission) 1639 all foreigners except dutch prohibited from entering japan (not strictly enforced) Dutch can enter nagasaki as a port for trade. Still a lot of cultural exchange between china, korea, and japan. Outside daimyo (tozama): many over 100k koku gives more because he fears their power; form of appeasement. Tension between central government (bakufu) and outside domains (han) (which become the certain provinces) Certain types of priests are designated to perform certain types of rituals all religious actives are legalized sanctions. Ieyasu"s descendants turn him into a deity to legitimize their power.
