POLI 133G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emperor Meiji, Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa Shogunate
12 Aug 2016
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Initiated sakoku: closed country; no trade, no christianity. Ex: persecution of christians (step on fumie) Ex: only contact allowed from japan"s foreigners = manufactured island designated for the dutch (called. Extremely limited trade, including with china and south korea. Unite various parts of japan under one ruling government--tokugawa tries to centralize government. Bureaucrats come from samurai (bc they were well-educated) Peasants (largely christian) occupy castle in response to sakoku. Japanese government brought in ships and levels the castle (and everyone inside) via cannons. Basically the only big rebellion during this period of time. Rigid social order and hierarchy (4 levels) Determined what colors/outfits people were allowed to wear, what occupations they were allowed to have, who people were allowed to marry, etc. Ex: rise of banking, currency (minting coins as standardization) Us commodore perry arrives (emissary from us demanding trade rights with.
