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Society Under the Tokugawa Shogunate
Title: Society Under the Tokugawa Shogunate
Category: History / Asian History
Details: Words: 440 | Pages: 1.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Society Under the Tokugawa Shogunate
Life in Tokugawa Japan was strictly hierarchical with the population divided among four distinct classes: samurai, farmers, craftspeople, and traders. Prior to the Tokugawa period there was some movement among these classes, but the Tokugawa shoguns, intent upon maintaining their power and privilege, restricted this movement. As economic conditions changed, the shoguns were less successful, however, in maintaining the rigid boundaries separating the other classes.
The Tokugawa shoguns did not promote change like many of …showed first 75 words of 440 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 440 total…deprived them of the opportunity to develop any independent sources of wealth and power. This action eliminated any possible opportunity to revolt against their lords.
<Tab/>Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, associations with the people were managed very well and with great precision. One of the reasons why this control was so meticulously executed was the size and extent of the shogunate. The population was smaller, and in turn, easier to supervise.
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