Tokugawa Period Japanese History
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- Oda Nobunaga
- First of the three unifiers. Ruthless, fights many battles and eventually gets 2/3 of daimyo to swear loyalty. Assassinated with his only heir before the job is done
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- second unifier of Japan, the heir to Oda Nobunaga, took away swords from commoners, started status system, did land survey (1582-98).
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- : last unifier of Japan, swore fealty to Hideyoshi before he died, domain in the Kanto region. Moves capital to Edo. First of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- Ito Hirobumi
- wrote the Meiji Constitution and later served as Prime Minister
- Eto Shimpei
- lead the unsucessful Saga Rebellion
- Goto Shojiro
- Tosa Restorationist who wanted war with Korea
- Matthew Perry
- Commoder of US Navy, sails into Edo bay (1853), very intimidating for the Japanese. He demands trade from Japan and ends up getting them to sign an unequal treaty (Treaty of Kanagawa)
- Tokugawa Nariaki
- daimyo of Mito domain, favoured imperial rule, wanted to kick the barbarians out
- Townsend Harris
- First consul general to Japan, wants Shogun to listen to him so more trade could open up with US. Gets Japan to sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1858 (they had no choice and it was unequal)
- Abe Masahiro
- head of the Bakufu’s senior council (1845-57), asks Daimyo’s opinion on the issue of the West (unprecedented move that shows that the Shogun is in trouble)
- Ii Naosuke
- Wanted to accept the American demands for time being until the Shogun came up with a decent plan. After becoming head of Senior Council, decides to eliminate his enemies in the Ansei Purge → people who oppose his ideas get killed, back to the dictatorship of past bakufu. Signs the treaty of Amity and Commerce to prove power of shogunate- Emperor Komei is furious. Assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident in March 1860... WANTED DICTATORSHIP BACK, daimyo out of politics, etc.
- Emperor Komei
- Young emperor who inspired the Meiji Restoration. He did not back the shogun's foreign policy or want Keiki as shogun (he opposed opening up). Radical-- first time shogun has spoken up in a long time.
- Saigo Takamori
- tries to tkae over the new meiji government and fails, this proves that meiji is superior and here to stay
- Tanka Giichi
- peaceful Prime Minister
- Araki Sadao
- wanted to revive bushido in the 1930s
- Matasukata Masayoshi
- 2nd Prime Minister
- Yamagata Arimoto
- 1st prime minister
- Okubo Toshimichi
- helped lead the Meiji Revolution, from Satsuma
- Kido Koin
- Choshu leader who helped to overthroe the Tokugawa
- Hotta Masayaoshi
- Roju head after Abe resigns because of the Harris Treaty
- Yoshido Shoin
- Opened a school that educated many Meiji leaders