The Rise of Modern Japan Questions?
You would get more complete answers with 5 separate questions. 1. The Shogunate isolated Japan from foreign influence. They had limited contact with only the Dutch through the port of Nagasaki. They controlled the daimyo by requiring them to travel to Edo for six months of the year. This kept them in check and impoverished them. The Shogun forbid the practice of Christianity. 2. The formation in 1866 of the Satsuma Choshu Alliance between Saigo Takamori, the leader of the Satsuma domain, and Kido T. kayoshi, the leader of the Choshu domain. These two leaders supported the Emperor Komei (Emperor Meiji's father) and were brought together by Sakamoto Ryoma for the purpose of challenging the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate and restoring the Emperor to power. 3. Edo was renamed Tokyo and the Emperor relocated from Kyoto. 4. The new government was modeled mostly on Great Britain. 5. The regime change ended feudalism in Japan. The government built an infrastructure for shipbuilding, steel production and so forth. This enabled other enterprises to florish.
How was the shogunate established in Japan?
minamoto and taira...they were able to establish yoritomo...the first shogunate in japan..
In Shogunate Japan, could Clans go to war with each other and be tolerated by the central government?
If the Shogunate was strong and had firm control, no. Clans could not go to war willy-nilly, and violators would be forced to commit seppuku so that the remainder of the clan could survive.If the Shogunate was weak and ineffectual, they could do nothing. The late Ashikaga Shogunate, for example, was ineffectual from 1461 onwards and clans in eastern Japan and in Kyushu could fight each other more or less at will.
In Japan's Shoguns Reject the West, both historians agree that the shoguns closed Japan to the west?
a) to ensure loyalty and maintain the security of the regime. b) to bolster the economy for Japan's merchants. c) to keep out Christianity d) for fear of immoral influences.
Which shoguns are the most known and reputable in Japan today?
Tokugawa Ieyasu - Wikipedia
Historical Japan: What was the relationship between Aizu clan, Satsuma, Choushuu, Shinsengumi etc. during the Tokugawa Shogunate?
If I understand correctly, during the Tokugawa Shogunate, the shogun was pressured by western powers to open the country. He yielded eventually which created conflict within Japan, some were for abolishing the shogun's authority and restoring the emperor's power and some were for the cooperation of the shogun and emperor.Both Choshu and Satsuma clans were amongst those who supported the emperor while the Aizu clan supported the shogun.This conflict created a lot of unrest within the country, some of the ronin who were against the shogun started attacking foreigners and conspiring against the shogun, so the shogun needed a type of police force to keep things in line and thus the Shinsengumi was born.The Shinsengumi were for the cooperation of the shogun and emperor and they answered to the head of the Aizu clan.There you have it, I hope my explanation was helpful.
Regarding the shogun government in Japan, what were the characteristics of that type of government?
The Shogun was the military officer for the Emperor. When the Shogun took power away from the emperor, and became the defacto ruler of the country, this is a military coupe d ta, and the resulting government is a military dictatorship. The emperor still existed but was a puppet.