The Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration
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<strong>Meiji</strong> <strong>Restoration</strong>: Lead-up<br />
“Edo Period”<br />
• Tokugawa Family ruled Japan from 1603 – 1868<br />
• Emperor reigned over Japan under Tokugawa protection<br />
• Foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands<br />
at Nagasaki a few times each year<br />
• Japanese Feudalism with power held by Daimyos and<br />
the Samurai Warrior class<br />
• Internal Trade dominated as Merchant class became<br />
wealthier than the upper class Daimyo / Samurai
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