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| | Hist 3471 q1 lecture notes |
 | | Kyoho reforms (Yoshimune)—Intelligence, currency, judicial procedures, civil office based on talent, restrict luxuries. |
 | | They accused that the central government proposed to “rely on foreigners, abolish the emperor and daimyo, establish a centralized system and make the shogun the presiding executive of the realm with the administration based on talent.” (They saw this as a threat) Actually, this was one proposal. |
 | | Reform program—bring back Taewon’gun, end ties to China, reduce Yangban privilege, officials by merit, central control of government in state council. |
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