Tokugawa legal codes and administrative edicts (1600–1868)

1. Tokugawa shogunate established in Edo

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Edo, Bakuhan system

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2. Christian Expulsion Edict issued

   Jan 1, 1614Labels: Christianity, Tokugawa shogunate

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3. Laws for the Military Houses promulgated

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Buke shohatto, Daimy, Samurai

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4. One-domain-one-castle policy enforced

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Ikkoku ichij, Castles, Domains

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5. Rules for imperial court nobles issued

   Jan 1, 1615Labels: Kinch narabini, Imperial court, Kuge

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6. Seclusion edicts tighten control of overseas contact

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Sakoku, Seclusion edicts, Ports

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7. Alternate attendance made a formal obligation

   Jan 1, 1635Labels: Sankin k, Daimy, Edo

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8. Kyōhō reforms expand fiscal-administrative rulemaking

   Jan 1, 1716Labels: Ky h, Tokugawa Yoshimune

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9. Kujikata Osadamegaki judicial rulebook enacted

   Jan 1, 1742Labels: Kujikata Osadamegaki, Judicial code

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10. Kansei reforms impose conservative regulation and censorship

    Jan 1, 1787Labels: Kansei reforms, Matsudaira Sadanobu

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11. Tempō reforms launch sweeping urban and economic edicts

    Jan 1, 1841Labels: Temp reforms, Mizuno Tadakuni

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12. Alternate attendance relaxed as shogunate weakens

    Jan 1, 1862Labels: Sankin k, Daimy

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13. Tokugawa returns governing authority to the emperor

    Nov 9, 1867Labels: Taisei H, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Emperor Meiji

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14. Meiji Restoration ends Tokugawa edict regime

    Jan 3, 1868Labels: Meiji Restoration, Imperial government

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