Feudal Japan

A Feudal Japan is a historical period that featured japanese military government rule through samurai class systems.

• AKA: Feudal Japan Period, Medieval Japan, Samurai Era, Feudal Japan (1185-1868).
• Context:
  • It can typically feature shogunate government systems with military rulers.
  • It can typically maintain rigid social hierarchy through class system enforcement.
  • It can typically employ samurai warrior class as military aristocracy.
  • It can often demonstrate bushido code through warrior honor systems.
  • It can often exhibit cultural isolation policy through foreign contact restrictions.
  • It can range from being a Kamakura Period to being an Edo Period, depending on its specific era.
  • It can range from being a Warring States Period to being a Peaceful Period, depending on its political stability.
  • It can range from being a Decentralized Feudal Period to being a Centralized Feudal Period, depending on its governmental control.
  • It can range from being an Early Feudal Period to being a Late Feudal Period, depending on its chronological position.
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• Examples:
  • Feudal Japan Eras, such as:
    • Kamakura Period (1185-1333) establishing first shogunate.
    • Muromachi Period (1336-1573) under ashikaga shogunate.
    • Sengoku Period (1467-1615) featuring warring states.
    • Edo Period (1603-1868) under tokugawa shogunate.
  • Feudal Japan Institutions, such as:
    • Shogunate for military government.
    • Daimyo System for regional control.
    • Samurai Class for warrior elite.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Modern Japan, which lacks feudal structure.
  • Heian Period Japan, which lacks military government.
  • Meiji Japan, which abolished feudal system.
• See: Japanese History, Historical Period, Shogunate, Samurai, Military Government, Feudal System, Japanese Culture.

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