Why was the Emperor at the centre of overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate?
This time's theme is the Emperor and politics. The key figures are Emperor Gomizunoo and Emperor Meiji.
Tokugawa Ieyasu became a ruler of Japan, and the Edo Shogunate was established. At this time, the Emperor could do nothing.
During the Edo period, the only authority left to the Emperor was to establish the era's name and the calendar. Eventually, when the Edo shogunate began establishing the Jokyo calendar, the Emperor lost the authority to set the calendar. Only the Emperor had the authority to decide the name of the era.
The imperial ban and the laws of the court nobles confined the Emperor. There is also the idea that ``Emperor Gomizunoo gained the power to compete with the shogunate,'' but I disagree.
If so, why did the Meiji Restoration occur? Why was the Emperor at the centre of overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate? The key word when thinking about this question is "common people."
The Edo period was peaceful, so ordinary people started studying.
When ordinary people became aware of the Emperor's existence and black ships arrived from abroad, they felt that the Tokugawa shogunate was already outdated.
They wanted the power of the Emperor restored, and the Meiji Restoration ended the Edo period.
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