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East Asian World

East Asian World. Japanese Changes. Shogun power waning by end of 13 th century Land was the priority Ashikaga family unable to reduce conflict Time of decentralization Weak government Chaos amongst daimyos European influence affecting stability Christians entering Japan

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East Asian World

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  1. East Asian World

  2. Japanese Changes • Shogun power waning by end of 13th century • Land was the priority • Ashikaga family unable to reduce conflict • Time of decentralization • Weak government • Chaos amongst daimyos • European influence affecting stability • Christians entering Japan • Weapons highly sought after

  3. Bringing Japan Under One Sword • The fractured nation in need of leader • Two key figures: • Oda Nobunaga • Leads the charge • Deposes Ashikaga Shogun • Led for 10 years, murdered by soldier • ToyotomiHideyoshi • Trusted general • Continues goal of unification • Disarms nation, reduces daimyo control • Expels Christians

  4. Tokugawa Shogunate • Unification completed under Tokugawa Ieyasu • Continued plan of highly centralized government • Daimyo freedoms continued to be reduced • Outside contact viewed as a threat • Act of Seclusion 1636 • Barred all Europeans, except the Dutch

  5. Cont…… • Tokugawa control • Sankin-kotai: attendance by turn • Reduced daimyo strength, bolstered merchant class • Officials toured country for any developing uprising • Social classes rigid and defined • Isolation did not inhibit growth

  6. China and the West • Ming had amassed vast amounts of territory • Ousted Mongols, returned to traditional ways • Little contact for two centuries • Portuguese arrival in 1514 less than welcoming • Initial response; how to fit into tributary system • Contact in two forms: • Trade • Missions……Jesuits experience most success

  7. Ming Suffer Familiar Fate • Corruption, peasant unrest, land in hands of few • New factor: trading activity of Europeans, silver plummets • Continual problem of northern invaders

  8. Manchu’s Take the Stage • Rejected many Ming customs initially • Forced Manchu ways • Eventually saw weakness in this philosophy • Embraced Confucianism • Allowed for political system to stay the same • Still wanted a clear distinction • Established the dyarchy; sharing of administration duties……keep the peace

  9. Kangxi • Longest Chinese ruler, 61 years • Accomplished what no one had done before: contain the outside invaders • Pursuer of the arts and academics • Great interest in philosophy and Christianity • Ran into grievances with the Vatican, allowance of Confucian ideas • Christianity fails in the eyes of Chinese

  10. Qing Shows Weakness • Qianlong continues Kangxi’s pursuits • Military campaigns take a toll • Tension between China and Russians appear, temporary resolutions put in place • Visitors from the sea a different story • System established to handle new trading activity

  11. Culture Clash • Industry and Commercialism ideal differ • Bourgeoisie class differ • Trade and manufacturing under the state • Attitudes about commercial activity still negative Result: See a distinct separation in technological advances

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