Life of a Samurai during the Edo Period

By angel.123

  • new capitol of kyoto

    Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) appoints himself shogun, formalizing Edo as the new capital from Kyoto.

  • tokugawa's death

    – Tokugawa Ieyasu dies, transferring power to his sons.

  • banning of women

    Women banned from the kabuki stage. Kabuki actors were often the subject of Japanese woodblock prints.

  • opening of nagasaki island

    Policy of Japanese national seclusion established. Only Nagasaki Island is open, and only to traders from the Netherlands.

  • Life of a Samurai during the Edo Period

    Treaty of Nerchinsk between Russia and China halts Russian expansion into Siberia.

  • india invasion

    World event
    Persian emperor Nader Shah invades India.

  • population growth

    Edo has a population of 1 million people.

  • American colonies declare independence

    World event
    American colonies declare independence from Great Britain.

  • American civil war

    World event
    The state of South Carolina secedes from the Union, setting off the American Civil War.

  • tokugawa's rule ended

    Tokugawa rule ended. Emperor restored. Meiji era begins.