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Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. '"bay-entrance" or "estuary"'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Edo culture, Cultural period of Japanese history corresponding to the Tokugawa period of governance (1603–1867). Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun, chose Edo (present-day Tokyo) as Japan’s new capital, and it became one of the largest cities of its time and was the site of a thriving urban.
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Oct 11, 2022 · The Edo period refers to the years from 1603 until 1868 when the Tokugawa family ruled Japan. What is the Edo period known for? The Edo period is known for developing some of the most distinctive features of modern Japanese culture and society.
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Nov 20, 2022 · Edo Castle was a large castle built by the Tokugawa family in 17th-century Japan. It served as their seat of government for more than 260 years. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Edo became the capital...
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- Who built Edo Castle?The construction of Edo Castle was begun by Tokugawa Ieyasu soon after he became shogun in 1603. He died in 1616, but the work was continued by his...
- What happened to Edo Castle?Many of the castle buildings, including Edo Castle's main keep, burnt down in 1657, when a huge inferno engulfed the whole city, which is said to h...
- Who lived in Edo Castle?Edo Castle served as the seat of government for the Tokugawa family for more than 260 years. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Edo Castle became...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Also called: Bini. Edo pendant mask of the queen mother (iyoba), ivory, from the court of Benin, Nigeria, 16th century; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. (more) Edo, people of southern Nigeria who speak a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
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Edo Castle was the seat of the Tokugawa shoguns for 260 years and the center of Japan's politics. Now it is a park with the Imperial Palace, gardens, museums and ruins of the old castle.
Often referred to as Japan’s “early modern” era, the long-lived Edo period is divided in multiple sub-periods, the first of which are the Kan’ei and Genroku eras, spanning the period from the 1620s to the early 1700s.
