The Meiji Restoration (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Year Seclusion Edicts imposed
Year Seclusion Edicts imposed
1635
Shogun
Shogun
Military dictator of Japan during feudal period (1603-1868)
Sankin kotai
Sankin kotai
Alternate attendance system requiring daimyo at Shogun's court
Four rebellious southwestern domains
Four rebellious southwestern domains
Hizen, Tosa, Satsuma, Choshu
Chonin
Chonin
Merchants and shopkeepers of the Tokugawa period
Year Commodore Perry arrived in Japan
Year Commodore Perry arrived in Japan
1853
Treaty of Kanagawa date
Treaty of Kanagawa date
31 March 1854
Sonnō jōi meaning
Sonnō jōi meaning
Expel the foreigner and revere the Emperor
Bakufu
Bakufu
System of military government operating in Japan (1192-1868)
Sakoku
Sakoku
Closed country policy of isolation