Tokugawa Shogunate, as realized, 1603-1868
Early Modern · realized scope
The Tokugawa Shogunate was a feudal military government of Japan headed by a line of shoguns from the Tokugawa clan. It operated from 1603 to 1868, with its seat of power at Edo, in what is now Tokyo. It is principally associated with a system of centralized feudal rule, the sankin-kōtai alternate attendance system, and a foreign relations framework that restricted most external trade to designated ports and partners.
Cluster:Ordered Tradition
Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.
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Neighbors
- 1Monarchism / Absolutism, as stated, pre-modern-presentDistance: 14Compare
- 2Ethnic Nationalism, as stated, 19th c.-presentDistance: 16Compare
- 3Feudalism (Medieval European), as realized, 9th-15th c.Distance: 17Compare
- 4Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu), as realized, 1438-1533Distance: 17Compare
- 5Qing Dynasty China, as realized, 1644-1912Distance: 18Compare
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