Tokugawa shogunate
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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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Target entity: Tokugawa shogunate Context triple: [Tokugawa shogunate navy, operatedBy, Tokugawa shogunate]
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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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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.
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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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Edo
Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
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Tokugawa shogunate navy
The Tokugawa shogunate navy was the maritime military force of Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu, which modernized in the late Edo period and laid the groundwork for Japan’s transition to a modern imperial navy.
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Target entity: Tokugawa shogunate Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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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.
Edo
Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
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E.
Tokugawa shogunate navy
The Tokugawa shogunate navy was the maritime military force of Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu, which modernized in the late Edo period and laid the groundwork for Japan’s transition to a modern imperial navy.
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Subject: Tokugawa shogunate Description of subject: 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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