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The transition from the Azuchi-Momoyama Period to the Edo Period happened, as do most time period changes occur, because of the death of a major political figure. Hideyoshi died in 1598 causing Tokugawa Ieyasa to become the most powerful man in Japan because Ieyasu had the desire to become to absolute ruler of Japan.
Tokugawa Ieyasu conquered Edo (which was also a place as well as a time period), Toyko, in 1590 and made it the capital of Japan. ... Ieyasu’s family also ruled as dictators, their influence turned Edo into a fishing village and a large thriving city. Tokugawa also improved transportation in Edo by transforming some of the marshy lands into canals. By the mid 1600’s Edo was growing rapidly, the largest industries were weaving and pottery, even the merchants who were low on the social scale became wealthy from these crafts.
In the battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Ieyasu defeated the Hideyori loyalists and other Western rivals. ... In 1603, Ieyasu was appointed Shogun by the emperor and established his government in Edo. ... The Tokugawa shoguns continued to rule Japan for over a remarkable 250 years. ... Every daimyo was also required to spend every second year in Edo. ...
After the destruction of the Toyotomi clan in 1615 when Ieyasu captured Osaka Castle, he and his successors had practically no rivals anymore, and peace prevailed throughout the Edo period. Since there were no more wars the samurai could not hone their skills and over time they lost most of their once cherished abilities.
Approximate Word count = 1225
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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