feudal Japan
E311229
Feudal Japan was a hierarchical, warrior-dominated period of Japanese history characterized by samurai rule, powerful regional lords (daimyo), and a rigid social structure under a shogunate government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| feudal Japan canonical | 3 |
| medieval Japan | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2939533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: feudal Japan Context triple: [47 Ronin, setting, feudal Japan]
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A.
Edo period
The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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B.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, overseeing a long period of peace, isolation, and strict social order.
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C.
Sengoku period
The Sengoku period was a turbulent era of civil war and social upheaval in Japan, marked by powerful feudal lords vying for control and laying the groundwork for the country’s eventual unification.
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D.
Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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E.
Muromachi period
The Muromachi period was a Japanese historical era (1336–1573) marked by Ashikaga shogunate rule, flourishing arts such as Noh and ink painting, and the growth of prosperous merchant cities like Sakai.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: feudal Japan Target entity description: Feudal Japan was a hierarchical, warrior-dominated period of Japanese history characterized by samurai rule, powerful regional lords (daimyo), and a rigid social structure under a shogunate government.
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A.
Edo period
The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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B.
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, overseeing a long period of peace, isolation, and strict social order.
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C.
Sengoku period
The Sengoku period was a turbulent era of civil war and social upheaval in Japan, marked by powerful feudal lords vying for control and laying the groundwork for the country’s eventual unification.
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D.
Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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E.
Muromachi period
The Muromachi period was a Japanese historical era (1336–1573) marked by Ashikaga shogunate rule, flourishing arts such as Noh and ink painting, and the growth of prosperous merchant cities like Sakai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| beganWith | rise of the Kamakura shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Noh theatre
ⓘ
castle building ⓘ kabuki theatre ⓘ tea ceremony ⓘ |
| dominantEthic | bushido ⓘ |
| dominantReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
land tax ⓘ |
| endedWith | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decentralized political power
ⓘ
land-based vassalage system ⓘ rigid social hierarchy ⓘ samurai military class dominance ⓘ warrior-dominated society ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment |
feudalism
ⓘ
shogunate ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass |
artisans
ⓘ
daimyo ⓘ merchants ⓘ outcast groups ⓘ peasants ⓘ samurai ⓘ shogun ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Confucianism ⓘ |
| landOwnershipSystem | fiefs granted to vassals ⓘ |
| legalCode |
buke shohatto
ⓘ
house codes of daimyo ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| militaryElite | samurai ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology |
bows
ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| nominalRulerTitle | emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| powerStructure |
emperor held symbolic authority
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shogun held de facto power ⓘ |
| regionalLordTitle | daimyo ⓘ |
| socialNorms |
filial piety
ⓘ
loyalty to lord ⓘ strict class boundaries ⓘ |
| socialRestriction |
sumptuary laws
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travel controls ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 12th century to 19th century ⓘ |
| topRulerTitle | shogun ⓘ |
| vassalageRelation |
daimyo pledged loyalty to shogun
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samurai served daimyo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: feudal Japan Description of subject: Feudal Japan was a hierarchical, warrior-dominated period of Japanese history characterized by samurai rule, powerful regional lords (daimyo), and a rigid social structure under a shogunate government.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.