Tokogawara+shogunate

The Tokogawara Shogunate, also known as the Tokogawa Bakufu, was a feudal regime made by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was ruled by him and his family. This time period was known as the Edo period, named after the capital of the country at the time - Edo. This was the first time Japan had been united as one full state under one ruler, something no other ruler and his shogunate were able to do. The Tokogawa family occupied the Edo castle from 1603 until 1868. The Japanese Shogunate lived in a time when the caste period was the most rigid. The emperor was considered the official leader of Japan and the Shogunate just second in command, his administrators, if you will. However, The Shogunate controlled Japanese social, economic, environmental, and political policies in a very strict manner. They kept Japan isolated, only allowing incoming ships from China and once a year they allowed one Dutch ship to come into their ports, anyone who keeping anyone from trading with anyone else but the shogunate. Under the shogunate, there was a great cultural advancement. Geishas, woodblock painting, and the advancements of letters and the art of language took place. They were defeated by US Commodore Matthew Perry and his "Black Ships" as he sided with the the imperialistic Meiji rulers and they took over. The United States intervening because we wanted to trade with Japan. As a result of the Meiji taking control of the country, Tokugawa castle was destroyed.