Sakoku policy

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Japanese historical policy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Closed_Country_Edict
gptkb:Sakoku
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:effect isolation of Japan
limited cultural exchange
preservation of Japanese culture
suppression of Christianity
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Commodore_Matthew_Perry
gptkb:Convention_of_Kanagawa
1853
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sakoku policy
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:mainForeignTradingPartner gptkb:China
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
Indigenous people
Ryukyu Kingdom
gptkbp:mainPortForForeignTrade gptkb:Nagasaki
gptkbp:mainProvision limited trade with Dutch, Chinese, Koreans, Ryukyuans, and Ainu
ban on Japanese travel abroad
ban on return of Japanese abroad
expulsion of missionaries
restriction of foreign trade
gptkbp:notAbsolute limited exceptions for trade and diplomacy
gptkbp:purpose limit foreign influence
control trade
prevent spread of Christianity
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Edicts_of_1633,_1635,_1639
gptkbp:startDate 1639
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:End_of_national_seclusion_(Sakoku)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5