Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate)

Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) was a state in Japan (East Asia) that lasted from 1603 to 1868 CE, about 265 years. Its people spoke Japonic languages (Japanese, Ryukyuan).

Two and a half centuries of peace under the Tokugawa shoguns, who restricted foreign trade to the Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki and banned Christianity. Edo grew to a million people, with kabuki and ukiyo-e prints.

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Facts

Dates

1603 to 1868 CE

Duration

265 years

Type

State

Region

Japan, East Asia

Language family

Japonic

Capital

Edo (Tokyo)

Came from

• Azuchi-Momoyama period 1568 to 1600 CE

Became

• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1644 Fall of Beijing
• 1839 First Opium War
• 1853 Perry's black ships
• 1868 Meiji Restoration

Neighbours in East Asia

• Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 CE
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE
• Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
• Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government) 1642 to 1951 CE
• Later Jin 1616 to 1636 CE
• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 1851 to 1864 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE
• Ryukyu Kingdom 1429 to 1879 CE
• Portuguese Macau 1557 to 1999 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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