In 1901 the region (Jodhpur state) had an area of 90,554 km2 (34,963 sq mi).Marwar is a sandy plain lying northwest of the Aravalli Range, which runs southwest-northeast through Rajasthan state. The A ...
Muhnot Nainsi (1610 – 1670) is known for his studies of the region now encompassed by the state of Rajasthan in India.His works include Marwar Ra Pargana Ri Vigat and Nainsi Ri Khyat. He was Dewan of ...
The shugo daimyo (守護大名 shugo-daimyō?) were the first group of men to hold the title "daimyo". They arose from among the shugo during the Muromachi period. The shugo daimyo held not only military ...
When Commodore Matthew C. Perry's four-ship squadron appeared in Edo Bay in July 1853, the bakufu was thrown into turmoil. The chairman of the senior councillors, Abe Masahiro (1819–1857), was respon ...
The Edo period bequeathed a vital commercial sector in burgeoning urban centers, a relatively well-educated elite, a sophisticated government bureaucracy, productive agriculture, a closely unified nat ...
Consolidation of the shogunate Main article: Tokugawa shogunateTokugawa Ieyasu, first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunateA revolution took place in the centuries from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, ...
Legendary narrative ?jin is regarded by historians as a "legendary emperor" of the 5th century. The reign of Emperor Kimmei (509?–571 AD), the 29th emperor, is the first for which contemporary histo ...
Harima Province (播磨国 Harima no kuni?) or Banshū (播州) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tam ...
Concentrated efforts by the imperial court to record and document its history produced the first works of Japanese literature during the Nara period. Works such as the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki were ...
In the narrower sense, Fudoki refer to the oldest records called Kofudoki (古風土記?) written in the Nara period. Compilation of Kofudoki began in 713 and was completed over a 20-year period. Followin ...
15th century The Joseon Dynasty under the reign of Sejong the Great was Korea's greatest period of scientific advancement. Under Sejong's new policy Cheonmin (low-status) people such as Jang Yeong-sil ...
After death of King Jeongjo, the Joseon faced difficult external and internal problems. Internally, the foundation of national law and order weakened as a result of "Sedo" politics (in-law government) ...
After invasions from Japan and Manchuria, Joseon experienced a nearly 200-year period of peace. Joseon witnessed the emergence of Silhak (Practical Learning). The early group of Silhak scholars advoca ...
By the late 14th century, the nearly 500 year-old Goryeo Dynasty"高麗王朝" established by Wang Geon in 918 was tottering, its foundations collapsing from years of war and de facto occupation from the ...
Sejong was born on May 15, 1397, the third son of King Taejong. When he was twelve, he became Grand Prince Choong-Nyung. As a young prince, Sejong excelled in various studies and was favored by King T ...
