This period included a golden age of culture, the Genroku era.
One class during the rule of this regime included the families of the rulers, known as shinpan (SHEEN-pahn). This period included a golden age of culture, the Genroku era. The first ruler of this dynasty established total control of his lands by taking the Osaka castle. That first ruler had earlier won a battle over Hideyori (hee-deh-YORE-ee) at Sekigahara (seh-kee-gah-HAH-rah). For 10 points, name this Japanese dynasty forced open by Matthew Perry and the Treaty of Kanegawa, a shogunate started by Ieyasu (ee-ay-AH-soo) and ended by the Meiji (MAY-jee) Restoration.
One class during the rule of this regime included the families of the rulers, known as shinpan (SHEEN-pahn).
{Tokugawa} shogunate [or {Edo} period; or {Tokugawa bakufu}; or {Edo bakufu}]