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Bakufu
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura period, shoguns were themselves figureheads, with real power in hands of the Shikken of the Hōjō clan. The office of shogun was in practice hereditary, though over the course of the history of Japan several different clans held the position. The title was originally held by military commanders during Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Yoritomo gained political ascendency over Japan in 1185, the title was revived to regularize his position, making him the first shogun in the usually understood sense. The shogun's officials were collectively referred to as the ; they were the ones who carried out the actual duties of administration, while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority.Beasley, William G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the ''daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing Daishō, two swords and ''Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the ''bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming at keeping some political influence. After these efforts failed following the defeat at the battle of Toba-Fushimi in early 1868, he went into retirement, and largely avoided the public eye for the rest of his life. Early life Tokugawa Yoshinobu was born in Edo as the seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki, '' daimyō'' of Mito. Mito was one of the '' gosanke'', the three branch families of the Tokugawa clan which were eligible to be chosen as ''shōgun''. His birth name was Matsudaira Shichirōmaro (七郎麻呂) His mother, Princess Arisugawa Yoshiko, was a member of the Arisugawa-no-miya, a cadet branch of the imperial family; through her, he was a third cousin (once removed) of the then- Emperor Ninkō. Shichirōmaro was brought up under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power". Imperial Household Law governs the line of imperial succession. The emperor is immune from prosecution by the Supreme Court of Japan. He is also the head of the Shinto religion. In Japanese, the emperor is called , literally "Emperor of heaven or " Heavenly Sovereign". The Japanese Shinto religion holds him to be the direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The emperor is also the head of all national Japanese orders, decorations, medals, and awards. In English, the use of the term for the emperor was once common but is now considered obsolete. The Imperial House of Japan, known by their name the Yamato Dynasty, is amongst the oldest in the world, with its historical ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamoto No Yoritomo
was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1192 until 1199.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Minamoto no Yoriie" in . He was the husband of Hōjō Masako who acted as regent ('' shikken'') after his death. Yoritomo was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo and belonged to Seiwa Genji's prestigious Kawachi Genji family. After setting himself the rightful heir of the Minamoto clan, he led his clan against the Taira clan from his capital in Kamakura, beginning the Genpei War in 1180. After five years of war, he finally defeated the Taira clan in the Battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185. Yoritomo thus established the supremacy of the warrior samurai caste and the first shogunate ('' bakufu'') at Kamakura, beginning the feudal age in Japan, which lasted until the mid-19th century. Early life Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto ( Seiwa Genji) clan, and his official wife, Yura-Gozen, daughter of Fujiw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Meiji
, also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figurehead of the Meiji Restoration, a series of rapid changes that witnessed Japan's transformation from an isolationist, feudal state to an industrialized world power. At the time of Emperor Meiji's birth in 1852, Japan was a feudal pre-industrial country dominated by the isolationist Tokugawa shogunate and the '' daimyō'' subject to it, who ruled over the country's 270 decentralized domains. By the time of his death, Japan had undergone an extensive political, economic, and social revolution and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. ''The New York Times'' summarized this transformation at the emperor's funeral in 1912: "the contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekke Shōgun
The Five Regent Houses (五摂家; ''go-sekke'') is a collective term for the five families of the Fujiwara clan that monopolized the regent position of '' Sekkan'' in Japan from 1252 until 1868. The five houses are Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō, and Nijō, which were established during the split of the Fujiwara Hokke. After the abolition of the regency in 1868, the Five Regent Houses were all appointed Duke under the new hereditary peerage. Overview Out of the four houses of the Fujiwara clan, the Fujiwara Hokke monopolized the regent position of '' Sekkan''. In the Kamakura period, the Hokke split into the Five Regent Houses, Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Ichijō, and Nijō. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Go-sekke" at p. 260 These families continued to monopolize the regency from 1252 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. When the regency was abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration, a new hereditary peerage (''kazoku'') was established, and these houses were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miya Shōgun
Miya may refer to: Places in Japan * Mikawa-Miya Station in Aichi * Miya, Gifu * Miya-juku, one of the stations of the Tōkaidō * Miya River (Mie) * Miya River, a river known as the Jinzū River after if flows from Gifu to Toyama Prefecture People People from Japan * Miya (born 1979), musician and guitarist of rock band Mucc * Miya (born Haruka Miyauchi, 1995), singer and member of South Korean girl group GWSN * Miya Sato (born 1986), volleyball player * Miya Serizono, voice actress * Miya Tachibana (born 1974), Olympic silver medalist in synchronized swimming *, Japanese footballer * Shiro Miya (1943–2012), enka singer * Miya Cech (born 2007), American actress People from elsewhere * Miya (actress) (born 1992), Indian actress * Miya Ando, artist * Miya Folick, American musician * Miya Hisaka Silva, Founder/Director of El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador * Miya Masaoka (born 1958), Japanese-American musician and composer * Miya Muqi (born 1987), Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsu Chintō Tykat
Mutsu may refer to: Places * Mutsu, Aomori, a city in Aomori prefecture, Japan * Mutsu Province, one of the old provinces of Japan * Mutsu Bay, a bay inside Aomori Prefecture, Japan * Mutsu, Estonia, a village in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia People * Mutsu Munemitsu (1844–1897), diplomat in Japan during the Meiji period * Mutsu Hirokichi (1869–1942), Japanese diplomat and an educator in Meiji and Taishō period Japan * Iso Mutsu (1867–1930), author of the first guide to Kamakura ever written Other uses * , a 1970 merchant ship that was Japan's only nuclear-powered ship * , a 1920 battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy * Bluefish, a sushi/sashimi ingredient * Mutsu (apple), a yellow-gold apple also known as Crispin * The fictional Mutsu clan in the manga and anime series '' Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos'' * Mutsu Kokubun-ji Yakushidō, the provincial temple of former Mutsu Province, Japan * ''Mutsu Tonohohon ''Mutsu to Nohohon'' is an action game f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AD 737
__NOTOC__ Year 737 ( DCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 737 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming. Events By place Europe * Battle of Avignon: Frankish forces under Charles Martel, Merovingian Mayor of the Palace, retake Avignon from the Muslim forces, and destroy the Umayyad stronghold. Charles sends his brother Childebrand I, duke of Burgundy, to besiege the city. After his arrival, Charles leads the Frankish troops by using rope ladders and battering rams to attack the fortified walls, which are burned to the ground following its capture. * Battle of Narbonne: Frankish forces under Charles Martel besiege Narbonne, occupied by a Umayyad garrison, but are unable to retake the fortress city. A Lombard army under King Liutprand crosses the Alps, to aid Charles in expel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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