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Bryce Martin SLCC
FEUDAL JAPAN`S SOCIAL HIERARCHY日本における封建社会の階層
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BRIEF HISTORY OF JAPANJōmon - Kamakura
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A prehistoric period where the Japanese people lived a hunting and
gathering lifestyle.
Name originated from ancient Japanese pottery decorated with
jōmon cord-marking.
JŌMON PERIOD10,000 B.C~300 B.C.
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First period of agriculture and use of metals.
Once again, the name originated from more ancient pottery found near
Tokyo in 1884
YAYOI PERIOD300 B.C. ~ 300 A.D.
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Period where large tombs were constructed for the
deceased ruling elite.
Diplomatic relationships were believed to established
with Korea and China
During the Kofun period
Marked the year which Empress Suiko was crowned
around 593
Asuka period is considered to be the transitional
beginning into the historic age of Japan
KOFUN PERIOD300 ~ 710
ASUKA PERIOD593 ~ 710
KOFUN ASUKA PERIODS
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The Nara period was defined when the government was located in
present day Nara
Ended when the capital was moved again from present day Nara
NARA PERIOD710 ~794
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Period when Emperor Kammu established present day Kyōto as the
capital of Japan
When Minamoto No Yoritomo`s forces destroyed the Taira family, the
establishment of the Kamakura shōgunate began
HEIAN PERIOD794 ~ 1185
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Period marked by the rule of the Kamakura shōgunate
This period also marked the beginning of the Japanese feudal class system
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KAMAKURA PERIOD1185 -1333
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CLASSESHighest ~ Lowest
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HIERARCHY PYRAMID
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• Political and symbolic leader of Japan• Appointed the strongest daimyō to
become a shōgun• Had little actual power
天皇EMPEROR
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• Military `General` required to protect the emperor
• His home was called bakufu, then became the name of his administration also
• Owned large portions of land gained through war
• Typically only one shōgun ruled at a time• Shōgunate roughly means military
dictatorship
征夷大将軍SHŌGUN
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• `Land Lords` who controlled territories of Japan
• Hired Samurai to protect their land and fight for their cause
• Daimyōs would fight one another to acquire more land
• Daimyōs who killed a shōgun were very likely to be appointed to become the next
大名DAIMYŌ
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• Worked under daimyōs as soldiers
• Hired to protect the land• Paid with either labor or
food• Followed the `warrior
code` bushidō• Women gain a higher
status by marrying a Samurai
• Assassins hired by upper class
• Very Uncommon• Ways of war was opposite
of the Samurai, being unorganized and covert
• By the Meiji restoration, the image of Ninjas had become mystical and legendary
Samurai 侍Bushi 武士
Ninja 忍者Shinobi 忍び
WARRIORS
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• Farmers 農民(のうみん)• Land owners higher than non-land owners.
• Made up about 88% of the population
• Craftsman 職人(しょくにん )• Merchants 商人(しょうにん)• ` Abundant Defilement ` 穢多非人(えたひに
ん)• Butchers, executioners, leather workers (jobs involving death)
• Lived in outcast towns called buraku 部落• Suffered from severe discrimination, still an issue today
LOWER CLASS
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On November 9, 1867, Tokugawa Yoshinobu the 15th Tokugawa Shōgun, resigned
officially ending the rule of the shōgunate
Meiji restoration abolished this class system, putting an end to Japan`s Feudal
class system
Thanks to: Wikipedia, Taka, Yoshi, Kaoru, Tomo, and Ebira Sensei
明治維新MEIJI RESTORATION