Tokugawa Period 1603–1867 (1 gen 1603 anni – 1 gen 1867 anni)

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• Japan united for the first time under a strong military shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu
• New capital established at Edo, now Tokyo (Emperor remains in Kyoto)
• Shogun introduced strict social hierarchy and clearly defined social classes
• Period of peace, prosperity, innovation and progressive environmental policies
• Christianity banned and no foreigners allowed into Japan — period of seclusion
• Japanese forbidden to travel outside Japan on penalty of death
• Resistance to Tokugawa rule led by Western daimyo and Emperor restored to power in 1868

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