HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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the emperors
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the samurais
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the shoguns
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the artisans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The name for the beginning of this era was the Kamakura Shogunate, which lasted from 1192-1333. A shogunate is a system where a military leader, called the ‘shogun’, ruled Japan. Japan still had an emperor, but the shogun was so powerful that he was the real power and directed the politics of the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest group of people were the peasant farmers who were vassals to the daimyo.
Detailed explanation-3: -The era of feudal Japan was made up of three main periods: the Kamakura period, Muromachi period, and Azuchi Momoyama period. Each of these periods was ruled by the shogun (military dictator appointed by the emperor) who controlled Japan at the time.
Detailed explanation-4: -A daimyo was a feudal lord in shogunal Japan from the 12th century to the 19th century. The daimyos were large landowners and vassals of the shogun.
Detailed explanation-5: -Feudal Japanese society was dominated by the samurai warrior class. Although they made up only about 10% of the population, samurai and their daimyo lords wielded enormous power.