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How was society under the tokugawa shogunate organized

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Conforming to Confucian thinking and mentality, the feudal Japanese society was a strictly hierarchical one.

At the top stood the Emperor. He was seen as a divine being, but he was a figure with no real power.

The Shogun, the commander-in-chief of the army, had the real power, he was the most powerful man in Japan.

Under shogun´s control, there were the daimyos or top feudal lords, powerful landlords, heads of clans.

Regading the other members of society, there were four classes:

warriors (samurais), artisans, farmers and merchants.

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