HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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lived in the capital and rarely left.
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farmed their own lands and kept all the profits.
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elected a new emperor every time an emperor died.
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controlled their own lands and waged war with their neighbors.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heads of noble families, called daimyo or “great names, ‘’ controlled vast landed estates that owed no taxes to the government. As family rivalries continued, the daimyo relied on the samurai for protection, much like European lords relied on knights.
Detailed explanation-2: -In a sophisticated form of hostage-taking that was used by the shogunate, the daimyo were required to alternate their residence between their domains and the shogun’s court at Edo (now Tokyo) in a system called sankin kōtai.
Detailed explanation-3: -The shogun, or supreme military dictator, was the real ruler of the country. Large landowners, or daimyo, controlled local people through samurai warriors who were loyal to them. Peasants made up most of the population and worked the land for the daimyo.