HIST-3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fujiwara Clan, Mahayana, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Hierarchical and deals with how subordinates and higher ups should act toward each other. Buddhism came from the norther edge of india, moved into. Attain enlightenment then gain powers to help those trying to get enlightenment mahayana. Samurai maintain order in the countryside. 1185 the shogun was the boss of the samurai (regent samurai) Korea and vietnam pay tribute to china. Oda nobunaga defeated enough daimyo to have a sizable control of japan (approx. Toyotomi hideyoshi he was a nobody until nobunaga noticed him. He took over nobunaga"s rule after his death. Tokugawa ieyasu instead of hideyoshi"s son taking over ieyasu did. 1603 made himself shogun over a bakufu government. Tokugawa iemitsu 3rd shogun and a puppet until his dad died. Satsuma daimyo kept his samurai fight ready. Very bad famines in tokugawa rule and tension. Opium war british brought in opium to sell to the chinese 1839: british was beating chinese soldiers in land battles.