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Tokugawa Shogunate

Also known as Tokugawa Bakufu, Tokugawa

The Tokugawa Shogunate, or Tokugawa Bakufu, was the military government that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868 under shoguns of the Tokugawa family, with its seat at Edo. It imposed a long peace, regulated the daimyo, restricted foreign contact and presided over economic and urban growth and a flourishing popular culture. Its fall in the Meiji Restoration led to the creation of the Empire of Japan.

Tokugawa Shogunate
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tokugawa Shogunate. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tokugawa-shogunate
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“Tokugawa Shogunate.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tokugawa-shogunate. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Tokugawa Shogunate.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tokugawa-shogunate.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tokugawa Shogunate’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tokugawa-shogunate (Accessed: ).

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