HIST-3330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Edo Period, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
5 Feb 2016
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The tokugawa period after the family name of japan"s military rulers between 1600 and 1868, has left a variety of images for later ages. It was bolstered by harsh laws and restrictions on social and geographic mobility. The most important feature of tokugawa history was the absence of warfare. The contrast to what came before was immense. 1467 to 1477, the onin war destroyed the ancient capital of kyoto, the emperor"s home since. He fashioned political institutions that his successors used to good effect in establishing and sustaining the tokugawa peace. He developed a bureaucratic program of specialized tax collection, so that his vassals did not collect revenue directly from villagers. Nobunaga pioneered in the use of surveys of the quality and quantity of agricultural land, and this constituted a foundation of the early modern political system. Next was toyotomi hideyoshi, a low-born foot soldier of unimposing appearance.
