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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Upon the death of the 13th shogun, Shogun Iesada, in 1858, Tokugawa Keiki, daimyo of Hitotsubashi, was nominated as Shogun.
In particular, assistance from France was organized, with the construction of the Yokosuka arsenal under Leonce Verny, and the dispatch of a French military mission to modernize the armies of the Bakufu.
Tokugawa shoguns Jump to: navigation, search The late Tokugawa shogunate or last shogun (幕末; Bakumatsu) is the period between 1853 and 1867 during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy called sakoku and modernized from a feudal shogunate to the Meiji government.
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 Tokugawa Nariaki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tokugawa Nariaki (April 4, 1800 - September 29, 1860) was a prominent daimyo in the Mito domain, now Ibaraki prefecture, who contributed to the rise of nationalism and the Meiji restoration.
He is the father of Tokugawa Yoshinobu or Keiki, the final Tokugawa Shogun, and was a member of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family and daimyo of Mito.
Nariaki was put in charge of bakufu efforts to defend the country against encrouching foreigners.
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 Tokugawa Yoshinobu: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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Upon the assassination of Ii Naosuke in 1860, to save Tokugawa Bafuku from self destruction, Tokugawa Keiki is nominated in 1862 to be a member of the 5-man council of elders (advisers), the Roju.
Tokugawa Keiki is strongly supported by all Tokugawas and its allies as the only person with enough skill and experience to save Government.
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 Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (徳川慶喜 1837-1913) was born in Mito[?], Japan, seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki[?], Daimyo of Mito, inferior of the the Three Houses[?] or Families that would be eligible for Tokugawa shogunate.
The reign of Tokugawa Iemochi is marked by incompetence and mismanagement of government.
Fearing the renewed strengthening of the Tokugawas under a strong and wise ruler, daimyos from Satsuma, Choshu and Tosa form an alliance to counter the bafuku.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for (tokugawa)
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun, chose Edo (present-day Tokyo) as Japan's new capital, and it became one of the largest cities of its time and was the site of a thriving urban...
Japanese han (domain) belonging to one of the three branches of the Tokugawa family from which the shogun was chosen during the Tokugawa period.
Shogun: the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Ian Bottomley introduces an exhibition which reflects a special moment in Anglo-Japanese relations in the 17th century, echoed today by a unique loan arrangement between the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds and the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, resting place of the first significant Shogun.
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 Tokugawa Yoshinobu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (徳川 æ…¶å—œ Tokugawa Yoshinobu (also known as Keiki), October 28, 1837–November 22, 1913) was the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, the seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki, Daimyo of Mito, inferior of the Three Houses or Families that would be eligible for Tokugawa shogunate.
The reign of Tokugawa Iemochi was marked by incompetence and mismanagement.
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 Station Information - Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Born with the name Tokugawa Keiki on 38 October 1837, he was brought up under strict supervision and tutelage by mostly male educators of his father.
Upon the assassination of Ii Naosuke in 1860, to save the Tokugawa shogunate from self-destruction, Tokugawa Keiki was nominated in 1862 to be a member of the 5-man council of elders (advisers), the Roju.
Fearing the renewed strengthening of the Tokugawas under a strong and wise ruler, daimyos from Satsuma, Choshu and Tosa form an alliance to counter the bakufu.
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 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Tokugawa shogunate
, 1603—1868), or Edo bakufu, was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family.
The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an official end in 1868, with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration"?title=('Taisei Hōkan') of imperial rule.
Tokugawa's descendants further ensured the loyalty by maintaining a dogmatic insistence on loyalty to the Shogun.
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The Mito Tokugawa mikoshi, donated by Mito’s descendent, Nariaki Tokugawa, bears the three-leaf Tokugawa family crest (mitsuba-aoi) on its roof and body, as well as the poles at its base.
Nariaki Tokugawa was the ninth Lord of Mito.
Like his forbear Mitsukuni, Nariaki Tokugawa is commonly known by another name - Rekko - with which he was honoured posthumously for leading his people down the path of righteousness.
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 Tairo Ii Naosuke
Lord Tokugawa Nariaki of Mito, who ranked among the most influential daimyo in the palace, remained adamant in his opposition to opening Japan to foreign interests and persuaded Emperor Komei to support the anti-foreign faction.
Tokugawa Nariaki's mature and intelligent son, Yoshinobu, also known as Keiki, was considered the most eligible candidate and had the strong support of not only his father, but of Matsudaira Yushinaga of Echizen and Shimazu Nariakira of Satsuma.
Tokugawa Nariaki was placed under house arrest in his own domain of Mito, which aroused fierce resentment among the Mito samurai.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nariaki, who suddenly became Lord at 30 years old as he was not independent yet, started right away Shogunate administrative reforms and met resistance from good families factions upon promoting low and intermediate grade reformists.
Nariaki strengthened his influence according to the thoughts of the emperor which he deeply revered, and he strove for the recovery of farm villages by making use of Confucianism measures like love and compassion to the people (愛民 or Aimin).
Nariaki's most representative reform is the conduct of a survey on the total area of his jurisdiction (全領検地 or Zenryō-Kenchi) As usual the survey was performed to raise the annual amount of tax but it was especially supposed to better fix the boundaries between farm lands and then fix some injustices concerning taxes between farmers.
www.pref.ibaraki.jp /bukyoku/seikan/kokuko/e-ibaraki-report/content/keen/articles/0608nariaki.html   (831 words)

  
 TOKUGAWA YOSHINOBU FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (徳川 慶喜 ''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (also known as ''Keiki''), October 28, 1837–November 22, 1913) was the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
Born with the name Tokugawa Shichiroma (later assuming the name Yoshinobu, also read "Keiki"), he was brought up under strict supervision and tutelage by mostly male educators of his father.
After a number of massive losses on the side of the Tokugawa, still reeling from its past weakness, Yoshinobu agreed that the Tokugawa could not win the civil war, and that Japan needed to be united against more potent and powerful foreigners.
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 Japan Reference - Culture - Japanese History: Edo Period 江戸時代
The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa Shogunate which was also officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Economic development during the Tokugawa period included urbanization, increased shipping of commodities, a significant expansion of domestic and, initially, foreign commerce, and a diffusion of trade and handicraft industries.
From the outset, the Tokugawa attempted to restrict families' accumulation of wealth and fostered a "back to the soil" policy, in which the farmer, the ultimate producer, was the ideal person in society.
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 Tokugawa Yoshinobu
The 1998 NHK Taiga drama focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period.
Then his father, Lord Nariaki of Mito, is forced into early retirement due to his radical views on reform and confined to Edo under the watchful eyes of the shogunate.
And Nariaki, feeling increasing pain in his chest, calls his wife to inform her that he is dying.
www.kikutv.com /shows/Japanese_Programs/Inactive/tokugawa_yoshinobu   (3112 words)

  
 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (and#24499;and#24029;and#24149;and#24220;) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868.
The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an official end in 1868, with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration" ('Taisei Hand#333;kan') of imperial rule.
The administration (taisei, and#20307;and#21046;) of Japan was a task given by the imperial Court in Kyoto to the Tokugawa family, which they returned to the court in the Meiji restoration.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tokugawa
The term refers to both the events of 1868 that led to the restoration of power to the emperor and the entire period of revolutionary changes that coincided with the Meiji emperor's reign (1868-1912).
Arai was tutor and later adviser to Tokugawa Ienobu, the sixth Tokugawa shogun.
The daimyo (domain lords) were required to reside alternately in their han (feudal domains) and in Edo (modern Tokyo), the capital of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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 Ancient Japan - 9
Although phrased in traditional terms as a restoration of imperial rule, the changes initiated during the Meiji period (1868-1912) constituted a social and political revolution that began in the late Tokugawa period and was not completed until the promulgation of the Meiji constitution in 1889.
Nariaki and his followers sought to involve the Kyoto court directly in shogunal affairs in order to establish a nationwide program of preparedness.
In this Nariaki was opposed by the bakufu's chief councillor (tairo), Ii Naosuke, who tried to steer the nation toward self-strengthening and gradual opening.
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 Tokugawa shogunate at AllExperts
The, or Edo bakufu, was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family.
His descendants were to hold the position of Shogun, and the central authority that came with it, until the 19th century.
Tokugawa's descendants further ensured the loyalty by maintaining a dogmatic insistence on loyalty to the Shogun.
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 edo_period   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Instrumental in the rise of the new bakufu was Tokugawa Ieyasu, the main beneficiary of the achievements of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
In 1615 the Toyotomi stronghold at Osaka was destroyed by the Tokugawa army.
The Tokugawa not only consolidated their control over a reunified Japan, they also had unprecedented power over the emperor, the court, all daimyo, and the religious orders.
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 Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Born with the name Tokugawa Keiki on 38 October 1837, he was brought up under strict supervision and tutelage by mostly male educators of his father.
After a number of huge losses on the side of the Tokugawa, still reeling from its past weakness, Yoshinobu agreed that the Tokugawa could not win the civil war, and that Japan needed to be united strong against more potent and powerful foreigners.
In 1902, the Meiji Emperor allowed him to reestablish his own house as a Tokugawa branch (beeke) with the highest rank in the peerage, that of prince (kōshaku) for his loyal service to Japan.
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 Wikinfo | Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868.
Toward the end of the 19th century, an alliance of several of the more powerful daimyo with the titular Emperor finally succeeded in the overthrow of the shogunate, culminating in the Meiji Restoration.
The Tokugawa bakufu came to an official end in 1868 with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration" ('Taisei Houkan') of imperial rule.
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 Sightseeing Guide / Hitachinaka city
It is a historically important gate recalling the last days of the Tokugawa regime and the Meiji restoration.
Tokugawa Nariaki was keen on national defense and built this in 1857.
Tokugawa Nariaki visited Isozaki and praised the scenic spot he had heard so much of and chose it as an extra beautiful place added to the Mito domains eight picturesque places.
www.city.hitachinaka.ibaraki.jp /internet/english/touristspots/ss_guide.html   (376 words)

  
 netcyclo: Japan: History 6
Instrumental in the rise of the new bakufu was Tokugawa Ieyasu, the main beneficiary of the achievements of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi.
The Tokugawa became more powerful during their first century of rule: land redistribution gave them nearly 7 million koku, control of the most important cities, and a land assessment system reaping great revenues.
To ensure a close tie between the imperial clan and the Tokugawa family, Ieyasu's granddaughter was made an imperial consort in 1619.
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 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire . Timeline - 1800s | PBS
Although Tokugawa officials could say no agreement had been reached for trade, the treaty paved the way for diplomatic and trade missions from Europe, and the opening of Japan.
His father, Tokugawa Nariaki, was an advisor to an earlier shogun and arranged to have Yoshinobu (then known as Keiki) adopted into a branch of the Tokugawa family in line for shogunal succession.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu's resignation marked the end of Tokugawa Shogunate's 268-year rule and the return of the emperor as Japan's supreme ruler.
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 World Cup 2002 with Franz Beckenbauer - Naharnet
The park was established in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki, the ninth lord of the Mito Tokugawa clan.
Tokugawa Mitsukuni was the grandson of the great Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu who governed the domain of Mito in the 1600s.
After the Tokugawa Shogunate Government collapsed, Ibaraki Prefecture was established in 1871 by the government and has had its present size since 1875.
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 Encyclopædia Britannica Australia -
During the Tokugawa era (1603-1867), Tokorozawa was a rural trade centre and producer of cotton textiles.
third Tokugawa shogun in Japan, the one under whom the Tokugawa regime assumed many of the characteristics that marked it for the next two and a half centuries.
A castle town during the early Tokugawa period (1603-1867), it became a station on the Sanyo Line (railway) in 1897.
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 Journey to Edo
The Tokugawa shogunate had become softer and less resolute over the years and was being pulled in a variety of directions by the daimyo.
Tokugawa Nariaki ardently supported a growing movement in Mito that claimed the true Japanese way was the way of the emperor and urged the bakufu to grant more power to the daimyo.
Tokugawa Nariaki wanted to use Western military technology, but had little use for Westerners, whose commercial trade goods and physical presence on Japanese soil violated sacred Japanese tradition.
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