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The military history of Japan covers a vast time-period of over three millennia - from the Jōmon (c. 1000 BC) to the present day. After a long period of clan warfare until the 12th century, there followed feudal wars that culminated in military governments known as the Shogunate.
Jul 8, 2008 · Japan defeats China in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895. Japan annexes Taiwan and sways Chinese influence in Korea. The strength of Japan’s modern and Western-styled military prepares...
shogunate, government of the shogun, or hereditary military dictator, of Japan from 1192 to 1867. The term shogun appeared in various titles given to military commanders commissioned for the imperial government’s 8th- and 9th-century campaigns against the Ezo (Emishi) tribes of northern Japan.
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- The shogunate was the hereditary military dictatorship of Japan (1192–1867). Legally, the shogun answered to the emperor, but, as Japan evolved int...
- The era of the shogunate spanned nearly 700 years. The warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu seized control of the shogunate in 1600 and unified Japan with a com...
- The first capital of the shogunate was Kamakura, the stronghold of the Minamoto clan. The decline of Minamoto led to the rise of the Ashikaga (or M...
- The shogunate was brought down in the 1860s by a combination of peasant unrest, agitation from the warrior (samurai) class, and financial difficult...
- Review of World War II Military History
- Collection of Japanese Post-War Security Policy History
- Research on International Conflict History
NIDS has been compiling World War II military history based on newly released historical materials, recent research findings, and perspectives from foreign countries.
NIDS has been collecting oral history and historical materials on Japanese post-war security policy, including the establishment and subsequent development of the SDF.
NIDS has been studying past international conflicts around the world in order to teach historical lessons that would contribute to future security policy making as well as the SDF's education. The compilation of military history requires the constant uncovering of new historical facts, in addition to the re-examination of historical facts already r...
May 6, 2019 · Settled by migrants from the Asian mainland back in the mists of prehistory, Japan has seen the rise and fall of emperors, rule by samurai warriors, isolation from the outside world, expansion over most of Asia, defeat, and rebirth.
- Kallie Szczepanski
Japan's military was disarmed, its colonies were granted independence, the Peace Preservation Law and Special Higher Police were abolished, and the International Military Tribunal of the Far East tried war criminals.
Feb 9, 2019 · Shogun was the name given to the title for a military commander or general in ancient Japan, between the 8th and 12th centuries, leading vast armies. The word "shogun" comes from the Japanese words "sho," meaning "commander," and "gun, " meaning "troops."
