During this period, territorial lords were required to alternate residence between the capital and their own estate, a policy known as sankin-kotai.
This period was symbolized by a crest with three hollyhock leaves. Merchant ships trading in southeast Asia in this period were marked with red seals. During this period, territorial lords were required to alternate residence between the capital and their own estate, a policy known as sankin-kotai. In its later part, known as the Bakumatsu, the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Convention of Kanagawa were signed, as part of the reversal of its isolationist policy. Early in this period, the Siege of Osaka solidified the government's rule by destroying the remains of the Toyotomi clan. This period began after its founder's victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, and lasted until the beginning of the Meiji Restoration in 1868. For 10 points, name this Japanese shogunate which was founded in 1600 by Ieyasu, a member of its namesake clan.
This period was symbolized by a crest with three hollyhock leaves.
Tokugawa shogunate [or Edo period]