East Asia · Ming, Joseon, Ryukyu and the later steppe
Tokugawa Shogunate
1603–1868
The Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate (1603–1868) was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu after Sekigahara, capital Edo (Tokyo), with the emperor a figurehead in Kyoto. It brought over 250 years of peace (Pax Tokugawa) through rigid social order (four estates), the alternate-attendance (sankin-kōtai) system controlling daimyō, and the sakoku policy of near-total seclusion (expelling Christianity, restricting foreign trade to Nagasaki).
- Existed
- 1603–1868
- Shown on the map
- 1600–1869
- Peak area
- 465k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate (1603–1868) was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu after Sekigahara, capital Edo (Tokyo), with the emperor a figurehead in Kyoto. It brought over 250 years of peace (Pax Tokugawa) through rigid social order (four estates), the alternate-attendance (sankin-kōtai) system controlling daimyō, and the sakoku policy of near-total seclusion (expelling Christianity, restricting foreign trade to Nagasaki). Edo culture flourished (kabuki, ukiyo-e, haiku). Forced open by Commodore Perry (1853–1854), it collapsed amid internal crisis and was overthrown in the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Common questions
- What was Tokugawa Shogunate?
- The Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate (1603–1868) was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu after Sekigahara, capital Edo (Tokyo), with the emperor a figurehead in Kyoto. It brought over 250 years of peace (Pax Tokugawa) through rigid social order (four estates), the alternate-attendance (sankin-kōtai) system controlling daimyō, and the sakoku policy of near-total seclusion (expelling Christianity, restricting foreign trade to Nagasaki).
- When did Tokugawa Shogunate exist?
- Tokugawa Shogunate existed 1603–1868. On this map it is drawn 1600–1869.
- How large was Tokugawa Shogunate?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Tokugawa Shogunate covered about 465,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Tokugawa shogunate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate
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