JSC HISTORY The Tokugawa Shogunate Under Fire

JSC HISTORY

The Tokugawa Shogunate Under Fire

Doyoung ParkOsaka Gakuin University

Long peaceful period Long peace since the Sengoku period

Some rebels and peasant’s uprisings but generally in peace Development of culture and economy

Peace conflicted with the shogunate’s nature What is the role of samurai in the peaceful days? How did they maintain the authority of the

shogunate a military government?

Authority of the Shogunate

Image of violence ご威光

Nikko Toshogu 日光東照宮

Shrine of Ieyasu

Weakened Edo Soceity

Fallen authority of samurai Ruined local economy

Black Ship 　黒船 , 1852

Black Ship Coming

Helpless Shogunate

Shogunate surrendered to only 8 American battleships

Damaged charisma

Another Black Ship

Criticism Shogunate’s leadership? Future of Japan? Sonojoi 　尊王攘夷

Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians

Sakurada Gate Incident 1860 Ronin from Mito prefecture assassinated Ii

Naoske, a senior chancellor of the shogunate

Two Big Prefectures Satsuma (Kagoshima)

Shimazu clan Dozama prefecture Biggest prefecture Conquered Ryukyu (Okinawa) 1609 Brown sugar

Atsuhime 篤姫、 2008 NHK

Two Big Prefectures Choshu prefecture (Yamaguchi)

Dozama prefecture Became rich through contraband trade Anti-shogunate Sent samurai students to America

Sakamoto Ryoma 1836-1867 Came from Tosa

(Kochi) Trade company

Kaientai ( 海援隊 ) Made Satsuma

and Choshu ally

Pro-Shogunate

Shinsengumi 新撰組

Choshu VS Shogunate 1866 Victory of Choshu End of the shogunate’s authority Satsuma + Choshu Supported the imperial court

Rise of Meiji Emperor

Boshin War

Anti-shogunate allies under the name of the emperor

Taiseihokan 大政奉還 1867 The last shogun,

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Returning political power to the imperial court

The Tokugawa clan disappeared