Unifying Land
The reason for unifying Japan.
What is to be a more stable and stronger nation?
What the hierarchy was based on
What is land, production and hereditary?
The shogun and the shogunate
What is a supreme leader of Japan and the governor they lead?
The hierarchy of Japan
What is Merchants -> Artisans -> Peasants -> Ronin -> Samurai -> Daimyo -> Shogun -> Emperor?
The shogun's purpose for Japan
Reason of merchants being lower than peasants and artisans.
What is they sold things, not produce their own (distribute) and the peasants and artisans made things?
Ieyasu rule to govern he daimyo
What is alternate attendance in the Edo castle (Every second year all daimyo live in Edo castle)?
Role of Ronins
What are masterless warriors (least honorable), must commit seppuku or else they will face discrimination?
The story of the 47 ronin
What is After Lord Asano's ritual suicide following the attack on Kira Yoshinaka, his 47 samurai became rōnin. They took two years to plan and successfully killed Kira to avenge their master, ultimately facing seppuku, embodying the samurai code of bushido?
The role of the Samurai
What is serving Daimyo (Loyal Warriors), keeping order, collecting tax, privileged, and followed a code of honor (bushido)?