HIST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ee Ja Nai Ka, Tokugawa Shogunate, Meiji Oligarchy
30 Mar 2019
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These policies were relaxed in 1842 (don"t shoot on sight) but foreigners still barred: western intrusions: in 1853, commodore perry"s opens up japan on presidential orders. European states sought similar treaties and shogun was forced to concede: anti-western sentiment: leading daimyo sought to evict the foreigners, and in 1863, the. Emperor decreed that all foreigners be expelled, but the shogun did not enforce it, and signed a treaty with the west. However, the shogun resigned afterwards due to political fallout. (1) sakuma shozan: argued for adoption of western sciences after the opium wars, and that this should fuse with confucian ethics. Signed treaties without emperor"s consent and executed daimyo/samurai opponents: samurai killed nanosuke, and rallied public against him. b) Satsuma, to utilize british military tech/tactics, permits saigo to retake choshu in 1866: ee ja nai ka: protest sparked by supposed fall of amulets inscribed with sun goddess"s name, and protestors saw bright future ahead.
