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Why did the Tokugawa shogun step down

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Japan was brought about by both internal and external factors. Under the Tokugawa rule, the government was a feudal military dictatorship called bakufu, with the shogun at the top. The emperor reigned but did not rule; he was only a symbol to be worshipped.

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