Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan experienced rapid economic growth and urbanization, which led to the rise of the merchant class and Ukiyo culture. The Tokugawa shogunate …

Jan 1, 2026 · The warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu seized control of the shogunate in 1600 and unified Japan with a combination of organizational genius and military aptitude. The Tokugawa clan …

May 13, 2025 · The Tokugawa Shogunate defined modern Japanese history by centralizing the power of the nation's government and uniting its people. Before the Tokugawa took power in …

Appointed by the emperor, the first Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, had direct control over a quarter of Japan in strategically located parcels of lands he had acquired by skillfully …

Tokugawa Japan refers to the period from 1603 to 1868, characterized by the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime that unified Japan under a centralized military …

Japanese culture during the Tokugawa period was based on a system of social castes. The leading caste, known as the bushi or shimigin, consisted of samurai retainers, diamyo, …

Nov 20, 2025 · Tokugawa period (德川時代, Tokugawa jidai), also called Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), from 1603 to 1867, the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, …

The Tokugawa Shogunate (1603–1868), also known as the Edo Period, was a transformative era in Japanese history. Under the rule of the Tokugawa family, Japan experienced over two …

The Edo period, [a] also known as the Tokugawa period, [b] is the period between 1601 or 1603 and 1868 [3] in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa …

The Tokugawa Shogunate brought order and unity to Japan by carefully managing social hierarchies and foreign contact. It was a rare case of peaceful rule by military leaders.