The Mikado's Empire
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The Mikado's Empire

A History of Japan from the Age of Gods to the Meiji Era (660 BC - AD 1872)

  1. 512 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Mikado's Empire

A History of Japan from the Age of Gods to the Meiji Era (660 BC - AD 1872)

About this book

One of the earliest and most significant accounts of Japanese history for Western audiences.

In its day the most popular book on the—at that time—poorly understood nation of Japan. William Elliot Griffis experienced Japan first hand as an educator and advisor, arriving as early as 1871. He published this volume less than 10 years after the turbulent end of feudalism, covering an impressive span of history from 660 BC to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

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Information

Publisher
Stone Bridge Press
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781933330181
eBook ISBN
9780893469665
Topic
History
Subtopic
Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. the Orthography and Pronunciation of Japanese Words ix
  3. preface xi
  4. preface to the second edition xvii
  5. i. The Background 1
  6. ii. The Aborigines 13
  7. iii. Materials of History 25
  8. iv. Japanese Mythology 33
  9. v. The Twilight of Fable 49
  10. vi. Sujin, the Civilizer 57
  11. vii. Yamato-Daké, the Conqueror of the Kuantô 67
  12. viii. The Introduction of Continental Civilization 77
  13. ix. Life in Ancient Japan 89
  14. x. The Ancient Religion 101
  15. xi. The Throne and the Noble Families 109
  16. xii. The Beginning of Military Domination 127
  17. xiii. Yoritomo and the Minamoto Family 139
  18. xiv. Creation of the Dual System of Government 157
  19. xv. The Glory and the Fall of the Hôjô Family 165
  20. xvi. Buddhism in Japan 181
  21. xvii. The Invasion of the Mongol Tartars 199
  22. xviii. The Temporary Mikadoate 205
  23. xix. The War of the Chrysanthemums 211
  24. xx. The Ashikaga Period 219
  25. xxi. Life in the Middle Ages 225
  26. xxii. The Growth and Customs of Feudalism 245
  27. xxiii. Nobunaga, the Persecutor of the Buddhists 263
  28. xxiv. Hideyoshi’s Enterprises.—The Invasion of Corea 271
  29. xxv. Christianity and Foreigners 283
  30. xxvi. Iyéyasu, the Founder of Yedo 305
  31. xxvii. The Perfection of Duarchy and Feudalism 313
  32. xxviii. The Recent Revolutions in Japan 339
  33. SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER
  34. i. Japan in 1883 381
  35. ii. Japan in 1886 415
  36. iii. Japan in 1890 417
  37. iv. Japan in 1894 433
  38. v. The War with China 449
  39. APPENDICES
  40. The Testament of Iyéyasu 467
  41. Notation of Time 473
  42. Enumeration of the Years by Year-Periods 475
  43. INDEX 479