Modern East Asia

Modern East Asia

Roles played in the Meiji Restoration

The Tokugawa Shogunate

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a military dictatorship that lasted for around 300 years. During its rule, the caste system was kept quite rigid which ultimately led to the installation of the Meiji emperor. When the emperor came into power, the Tokugawa Shogunate continued as an administrative arm of the emperor (Keene, 2005).

The Tozama Daimyo

The Tozama Daimyo's were feudal lords in Japan. Before the establishment of the Shogunate, their house was equal to that of the Tokugawa. Since they were rivals, the Daimyo's were not allowed to participate in the government ...