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bakufu

In Japanese history, the government of the shogun. Originally meaning the headquarters of an army in the field, the term was adopted by Minamoto Yoritomo for his administration in Kamakura from 1185, and became a synonym for shogunate.



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Although it is rarely discussed in concrete terms and never systematically explained, we are told repeatedly that the Tokugawa bakufu institutionally segmented Japan's population into status hierarchies.
There is frequent reference made to the bakufu and to various periods in Japanese history (e.
Forestalling the foreigners in this way, I believe, is the best method of ensuring that the bakufu will at some future time find opportunity to reimpose its ban and forbid foreigners to come to Japan, as was done in [the early 17th century and before].
 
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