Edo period

The Edo period (Japanese: ????, Edo-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1600 to 1867. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa Shogunate which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period ended in 1867 with the restoration of the Imperial rule by the 15th and last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The Edo period is also known as the beginning of the early modern period of Japan.

Related Topics:
Japanese - Japanese history - 1600 - 1867 - Edo - Tokugawa Shogunate - 1603 - Shogun - Tokugawa Ieyasu - Tokugawa Yoshinobu

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