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