Edo period
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The Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa period, is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regio
Tokugawa Ieyasu, first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate
"En masse Attendance of Daimyo at Edo Castle on a Festive Day" from the Tokugawa Seiseiroku, National Museum of Japanese History
Honda Tadakatsu, a famous fudai daimyō of the early Edo period.
"Folding Screen Depicting Scenes of the Attendance of Daimyo at Edo Castle". National Museum of Japanese History.
Tokugawa shogunate
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The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
Edo period
…also known as the Tokugawa period, is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional daimyo, or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and…
Samurai of the Shimazu clan
Edo Castle, 17th century
An ukiyo-e by Yoshitoshi depicting the scene when Ieyasu had an audience with Emperor Go-Yōzei
Dutch trading post in Dejima, c. 1805