Ahir Shah
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And that is the big win that establishes the beginnings of the Edo shogunate.
And that is the big win that establishes the beginnings of the Edo shogunate.
OK, so Tokugawa Ieyasu, named shogun. He is the first shogun of our period, of the Edo period. Ahir, do you know what it translates to in English, shogun? I don't know.
OK, so Tokugawa Ieyasu, named shogun. He is the first shogun of our period, of the Edo period. Ahir, do you know what it translates to in English, shogun? I don't know.
What is the relationship between shogun and emperor then?
What is the relationship between shogun and emperor then?
Who are the social groups in society at this time? We have the elite groups, don't we? So we should we start with them.
Who are the social groups in society at this time? We have the elite groups, don't we? So we should we start with them.
From my point of view, growing up, I knew a lot about ninjas and samurai, but actually I didn't really. So what do you think of when you think of samurai?
From my point of view, growing up, I knew a lot about ninjas and samurai, but actually I didn't really. So what do you think of when you think of samurai?
Amazing. They're just slicing their way through mountains of paperwork. Yeah. So artisans are craftspeople. They're making things. Peasants are farmers. And then merchants are selling.
Amazing. They're just slicing their way through mountains of paperwork. Yeah. So artisans are craftspeople. They're making things. Peasants are farmers. And then merchants are selling.
Satana, you said in the second half of the Edo period, which we're saying is 265 years or so. In the second half of that period, the economic sort of patterns, they change and there's a sort of decrease in population or there's a slowdown. What happens at that time then?
Satana, you said in the second half of the Edo period, which we're saying is 265 years or so. In the second half of that period, the economic sort of patterns, they change and there's a sort of decrease in population or there's a slowdown. What happens at that time then?