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Edo Period Japan: The Era of the Tokugawa Shogunate

Edo Period Japan: The Era of the Tokugawa Shogunate The Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa period, spanned from 1603 to 1868. It was a transformative era in Japanese history defined b...

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Sakoku: Japan's Era of Seclusion and the End of Isolation

Understanding Sakoku: Japan's Era of Seclusion For much of the Edo period (1603–1868), Japan maintained a unique and highly regulated relationship with the rest of the world. This policy,...

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