HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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through their female relatives as concubines of the emperors
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through taking over the government with coups
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through control of the shoguns
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through ninjas and samurai who control the military
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Detailed explanation-1: -Women’s roles in ancient Japanese culture varied based on social status. While the average woman planted rice and produced textiles, noblewomen developed the modern Japanese writing system and contributed to Japanese aesthetics in art. Still, the majority of women raised children and ran households.
Detailed explanation-2: -Still, medieval Japanese women could own and manage property. They also played important roles in Buddhist religious spheres, conducting family rituals and independently pursuing religious activities. In the aristocracy, female attendants called nyobo served ruling men and high-ranking families.
Detailed explanation-3: -Raising children and keeping household affairs in order were seen as women’s role in the state. Women’s political and social advancement was thus tied to their role as mothers. Today, Japanese mothers are still seen as managers of a household, including the behavior of their children.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout history, Chinese emperors were widely known to have multiple wives–in order to guarantee an heir–and hundreds of other sexual partners at their behest and within their palaces.