https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events en-us 2023-01-25 21:00:32 UTC 2025-10-31 20:49:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1492571350019-22de08371fd3?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fm=jpg&ixid=Mnw3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MXx8QW5jaWVudCUyMEphcGFuJTIwRXZlbnRzJTIwUGFkbGV0fGVufDF8fHx8MTY3NDY4MzAxOA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80 1076738 https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2456813453 Daimyo Oda Nobunaga reunified Japan in the late 16th century after a period of civil war. However, he was a brute leader who did not have the peoples' best interests at heart. The Portuguese introduced the use of firearms to Japan in 1543. Nobunaga took advantage of this new weaponry and implemented it into the military to be used during warfare. However, Nobunaga was not able to unify all of Japan before his death in June 1582. He died when one of his retainers, Akechi Mitsuhide led a revolt on Nobunaga's position. Trapped and wounded, Nobunaga either committed seppuku or ritual self-disembowelment. He passed on the throne to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who later became the second great unifier of Japan. (8 sentences, 119 words)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga ]]> 2023-01-25 21:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2456813453 1076738 https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2456818809 Samurais were a key part in keeping the hierarchy of Ancient Japan together. During the Heian Period (794-1185), samurais served daimyos, the wealthy landowners of Japan. The samurais were to follow the bushido codes. These codes included martial virtues such as indifference to pain, unflinching loyalty, and engaging in many local battles. However, the establishment of the Kamakura Shogunate (1185-1333), a hereditary military dictatorship, shifted all real political power in Japan to the samurai. As Minamoto Yoritomo’s authority depended on their strength, he went to great lengths to establish and define the samurai’s privileged status. However, the Kamakura Shogunate later fell to a rebellion led by Ashikaga Takaugi. The Ashikaga shoguns ceased to be effective, and feudal Japan lacked a strong central authority. This is why local lords and their samurai stepped in to a greater extent to maintain law and order. (9 sentences, 142 words)

https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/samurai-and-bushido ]]> 2023-01-25 21:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2456818809 1076738 https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2459502699 The Heian Period (794-1185) was a time of great peace throughout the region, otherwise known as the "Golden Age" of ancient Japanese culture. Literature, art, and architecture flourished during this time, and the courtly culture of the Heian period had a lasting influence on Japan. This was also when the hierarchy of Japan was established. In Ancient Japan, this system consisted mainly of the Emperor, Shogun, Diamyos and samurais at the top of this social standing and at the bottom, stands the peasants, artisans and merchants. The imperial court became the center of politics, culture, and society, and the ruling class, made up of the imperial family and the noble families, developed a highly refined and sophisticated culture. Although it seemed as if the Imperial House of Japan had power, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful, wealthy aristocratic family. Over time, the power of the Imperial House and the emperor began to decline. This caused a transfer of power over to the aristocratic families, such as the Fujiwara clan, and they began to rise. (8 sentences, 180 words)]]> 2023-01-27 22:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/1076738/riya_dara_ancient_japan_events/wish/2459502699