Tokugawa period: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Edo period |
|---|---|
| Date | 1603 - 1867 |
| Location | Japan |
Did You Know?
- One of the primary goals of the Tokugawa shogunate was to keep Christianity away from Japan, and the 300,000 Japanese Christians were heavily persecuted. Confucianism was the promoted religion.
- The Tokugawa period is regarded as the final period of Japanese traditional government (the shogunate), preceding the onset of Japanese westernization.
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Key People
Iwasa Matabei
Japanese painter