Shogun: The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japans Greatest Ruler Sadler A. L.
Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders with absolute authority, while the emperor remained a figurehead. This book tells the…
Specifikacia Shogun: The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japans Greatest Ruler Sadler A. L.
Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders with absolute authority, while the emperor remained a figurehead. This book tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu--the greatest of all Japanese Shoguns, who unified and pacified Japan in the early 1600s. He established a new central government at Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his descendants went on to rule the nation for the next 260 years, during which Japanese society as we know it today was created.The dramatic episodes of Ieyasu's life include:His crushing victory at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. It was the largest battle ever fought in Japan and facilitated his rise to absolute power over the nation. His creation of a new government centering on the magnificent castle at Edo (present-day Tokyo), with a system of control that