- Sakoku - Wikipedia
Sakoku was a system in which strict regulations were placed on commerce and foreign relations by the shogunate and certain feudal domains (han) There was extensive trade with China through the port of Nagasaki, in the far west of Japan, with a residential area for the Chinese
- Sakoku | Japan, Edict, History, Facts, Isolation | Britannica
sakoku, a Japanese policy consisting of a series of directives implemented over several years during the Edo period (also known as the Tokugawa period; 1603–1867) that enforced self-isolation from foreign powers in the early 17th century
- Why did Japan close its doors? Understanding the Sakoku Period
In the early seventeenth century, Japan entered more than two centuries of deliberate isolation from most of the outside world, a policy later known as sakoku (鎖国), or "closed country "
- Japan’s Sakoku: Understanding the Edo Period’s Unique Isolationist Policy
The term Sakoku — literally meaning “closed country” — refers to the foreign relations policy implemented by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (1603–1868)
- Sakoku: Japan’s 250-Year Policy of Isolation
For 250 years, Japan was almost completely closed off from the world, faithfully following the isolationist or “sakoku” policy it had imposed on itself in the early 17th century, fearing colonisation and Christianisation
- Japans Seclusion Policy | Research Starters - EBSCO
Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate introduced a series of laws, referred to collectively as the sakoku, or seclusion policy, that placed limits on foreign trade and outlawed foreign travel
- Sakoku Definition - AP World History: Modern Key Term | Fiveable
Sakoku refers to the period of Japan's self-imposed isolation from the 1630s to the mid-19th century, during which the country restricted foreign influence and trade, allowing only limited interactions with specific nations
- Sakoku Meaning: Japan’s ‘Closed Country’ Policy Explained
The term sakoku (鎖国), literally translating to “chained” or “locked country,” refers to Japan’s self-imposed isolation during the Edo period (1603–1868) under the Tokugawa shogunate
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