Question

document 1: background & rise of the tokugawa
during the 1500s, power was decentralized in japan, which was torn apart by warfare between competing feudal lords (daimyo) for nearly a century. following his victory in the battle of sekigahara in 1600, however, tokugawa ieyasu (1543 - 1616) swiftly consolidated power from his heavily fortified castle at edo (now tokyo). the prestigious but largely powerless imperial court named ieyasu as shogun (or supreme military leader) in 1603, beginning a dynasty that would rule japan for the next two - and - a - half centuries.
from the beginning, the tokugawa regime focused on reestablishing order in social, political and international affairs after a century of warfare. the political structure, established by ieyasu and solidified under his two immediate successors, his son hidetada (who ruled from 1616 - 23) and grandson iemitsu (1623 - 51), bound all daimyo to the shogunate and limited any individual daimyo from acquiring too much land or power.
suspicious of foreign intervention and colonialism, the tokugawa regime acted to exclude missionaries and eventually issued a complete ban on christianity in japan. near the beginning of the tokugawa period, there were an estimated 300,000 christians in japan; after the shogunates brutal repression of a christian rebellion on the shimabara peninsula in 1637 - 38, christianity was forced underground. the dominant faith of the tokugawa period was confucianism, a relatively conservative religion with a strong emphasis on loyalty and duty. in its efforts to close japan off from damaging foreign influence, the tokugawa shogunate also prohibited trade with western nations and prevented japanese merchants from trading abroad. with the act of seclusion (1636), japan was effectively cut off from western nations for the next 200 years (with the exception of a small dutch outpost in nagasaki harbor). at the same time, it maintained close relations with neighboring korea and china, confirming a traditional east asian political order with china at the center.
source: excerpts from https://www.history.com/topics/japan
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1. what was japan like before tokugawa ieyasu took power?
2. why did the tokugawa shogunate isolate japan from outsiders?
3. from your own knowledge: how does japans treatment of foreigners during this time compare to how the ottomans treated foreigners? similar? different? explain

Explanation:

1. The document states that during the 1500s, power was decentralized in Japan and it was torn apart by warfare between competing feudal lords (daimyo) for nearly a century.
2. The Tokugawa Shogunate isolated Japan due to suspicion of foreign intervention and colonialism. They wanted to prevent damage from foreign influence.
3. The Ottomans generally had a more inclusive and cosmopolitan approach to foreigners. They allowed different ethnic and religious groups to live within their empire under certain conditions, often with a degree of self - governance in some cases. In contrast, the Tokugawa Shogunate severely restricted foreign contact, excluding missionaries, banning Christianity, and limiting trade with Western nations. Japan was largely cut off from the outside world, while the Ottomans interacted more with a variety of foreign cultures and peoples.

Answer:

1. Power was decentralized and there was warfare between competing daimyo.
2. Suspicion of foreign intervention and colonialism; to prevent damage from foreign influence.
3. Different. Ottomans were more inclusive, allowing various groups with some self - governance; Tokugawa Shogunate severely restricted foreign contact, excluding missionaries, banning Christianity and limiting Western trade.