Scenarios about 'tokugawa shogunate'
The Tokugawa Shogunate was the military government that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868, established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara. This period, known as the Edo era, was characterized by relative peace, strict social hierarchy, isolationist foreign policies, and the rise of a merchant class, while the Emperor remained a figurehead with limited power. In alternate history scenarios, the Tokugawa period offers rich possibilities for exploring different paths of Japanese modernization, foreign contact, or internal revolution.
What If Japan Never Closed Itself to The Outside World?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan never implemented the sakoku policy of national isolation, potentially reshaping East Asian geopolitics, global trade networks, and technological development for centuries.
What If The Meiji Restoration Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan remained under Tokugawa shogunate rule, never modernized through the Meiji Restoration, and how this would have dramatically altered the balance of power in Asia and world history.
What If Japan Industrialized During the Edo Period?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Japan had undergone an industrial revolution during the Edo Period (1603-1868), centuries before its actual modernization in the Meiji era.