1633 ⟶ Japan Begins Policy of National Seclusion

1639: Japan transforms into "locked country".
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🏯 Construction of Edo Castle Begins

Construction of Edo Castle begins.⟶
Construction of Edo Castle Begins (1457)
Edo PeriodArchitectureMilitaryShogunateGovernanceFeudalismTerritorial Control
JapanJapan

⚰️ Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known as the unifier of Japan.⟶
Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1598)
Sengoku PeriodUnificationPower StruggleSuccessionDaimyoFeudalismShogunate
JapanJapan

🏯 Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shōgun, Founding the Tokugawa Shogunate

Tokugawa Ieyasu takes the title of shōgun, establishing the Tokugawa shogunate. This begins the Edo period, which will last until 1868.⟶
Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Shōgun, Founding the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603)
ShogunateEdo PeriodTokugawa IeyasuFeudalismSamuraiJapanese HistoryPolitical TransitionCentralizationMilitary Dictatorship
JapanJapan

🔒 Japan Begins Policy of National Seclusion

1639: Japan transforms into "locked country".⟶
Japan Begins Policy of National Seclusion (1633)
IsolationismEdo PeriodShogunateTokugawa IeyasuForeign PolicyTradeNationalismPolitical Control
JapanJapan

📜 Matsudaira Sadanobu Institutes Kansei Reforms

Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.⟶
Matsudaira Sadanobu Institutes Kansei Reforms (1787)
Edo PeriodShogunatePolitical ReformEconomic PolicySocial OrderFeudalismJapanese HistoryGovernance
JapanJapan