Sankin-kōtai system and domain control under Tokugawa rule (1635–1862)

1. Tokugawa victory establishes bakuhan domain order

   Oct 21, 1600Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Bakuhan system

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Laws for Military Houses restrict daimyō power

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Buke shohatto, Daimy

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3. One-Castle-Per-Domain rule limits fortifications

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: One-Castle Rule, Domains

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4. Tokugawa Iemitsu inaugurates sankin-kōtai system

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Tokugawa Iemitsu, Sankin-k tai

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   • SankinKotai

5. Families kept in Edo as hostages

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Hostage system, Daimy family

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   • Nippon

6. Edo daimyō estates institutionalize shogunal oversight

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Daimy yashiki, Edo residences

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   • SamuraiWiki

7. Costly Edo travel processions drain domain finances

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Daimy processions, Domain finances

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8. Sankin-kōtai travel strengthens roads and commerce

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Road networks, Commerce

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   • SankinKotai

9. Great Fire of Meireki destroys many daimyō residences

   Mar 2, 1657Labels: Great Fire, Edo Castle

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10. Post-1657 rebuilding reshapes Edo’s domain-control geography

    Mar 3, 1657Labels: Urban rebuilding, Estate relocation

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11. Late Tokugawa crisis weakens central leverage over domains

    Jul 8, 1853Labels: Late Tokugawa, Domains

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Bunkyū reforms virtually abolish sankin-kōtai

    Jan 1, 1862Labels: Bunky reforms, Sankin-k tai

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    • BunkyuReform