Sankin-kōtai
Centralization policy of the Tokugawa Shogunate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sankin-kōtai (Japanese: 参覲交代/参覲交替, now commonly written as 参勤交代/参勤交替, 'alternate attendance') was a policy of the Tokugawa shogunate during most of the Edo period, created to control the daimyo, the feudal lords of Japan, politically, and to keep them from attempting to overthrow the regime. It required most daimyo to alternate between living in their domain and in the shogunate's capital, Edo, every year. This made the daimyo subject to constant surveillance from the shogunate. This also forced the daimyo to have residences in both their domain and Edo. The cost of maintaining several lavish residences as well as the journeys to and from Edo was a constant drain on the finances of the daimyo, which greatly increased the shogunate's control over them and kept them militarily weak. The daimyo were also required to keep their wife and children in Edo permanently to act as hostages.
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Kana | さんきんこうたい | ||||
Kyūjitai | 參覲交代, 參勤交代, 參覲交替 or 參勤交替 | ||||
Shinjitai | 参覲交代, 参勤交代, 参覲交替 or 参勤交替 | ||||
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