|
The Edo period is a division of Japanese history running from
approximately 1600 to 1867. The period marks the governance of the Edo or
Tokugawa Shogunate which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo
shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. It ended in 1867 with the restoration of the
Imperial rule by the 15th and last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The Edo period
is also known to be the beginning of the early modern period of Japan. The end of this period is particularly called "Late Tokugawa
Shogunate". |
