Transcript Japan and China`s Absolute Rulers

Japan and China’s
Absolute Rulers
SSWH 11 a
Describe the policies of
Tokugawa and Qing rulers; Oda
Nobunaga and Kangxi.
Japan experienced a
time of unrest 1467-1568
• Created a new feudal state
• Daimyo, warrior chieftains,
became lords and gave
protection, homes, & work to the
peasants
Oda Nobunaga
• Brutal & ambitious daimyo who
fought to gain control and
attempts to unify Japan
• He defeated his rivals & took
control of the capital Kyoto – 1568
• He ruled the empire by force but
never unified Japan – committed
suicide
Tokugawa Unites Japan
• Tokugawa Ieyasu completed
unification in 1600
• Became Shogun, sole ruler, in
3 years of defeating rivals &
gaining loyalty of daimyos
• He moves the capital to Edo
(Tokyo)
• Daimyos still governed locally,
to keep them from rebelling
Tokugawa forced them to stay
in the capital every other year
“Alternate Attendance Policy”
• Law became mightier than the
sword
• Tokugawa Shogunate ruled
until 1867, giving Japan order
China for 200 years
had ineffective
rulers, corrupt
officials, & the govt.
went bankrupt
caused civil strife
Qing Dynasty
• 1644 – Manchus invaded China
and overthrew Ming dynasty
• Manchus took name Qing &
ruled for 260 years
• Fought many rebellious
Chinese but slowly gained
respect
•Kept Confuscian ideas
and teachings & social
structures
•Restored China’s
prosperity and made
the country safer for
travel
Kangxi of Qing Dynasty
• Emperor of China in 1661 and
ruled for 60 years
• Reduced govt. expenses and
lowered taxes
• Educated man, socialized with
artists and foreigners (gave
some jobs within the govt.)