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Taika reforms
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Attempt to remake japanese monarch into an absolute chinese style emperor; included attempts to create professional bureacracy and peasant conscript army
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Heian
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Capital city of japan under the yamoto emperors; later called kyoto; built in order to escape influence of buddhist monks; patterned after ancient imperial centers of china
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Fujiwara
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Japanese aristocratic family in mid 9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power
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Bushi
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Regional warrior leaders in japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law, supervised public works projects, collected revenues
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Seppuku
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Ritual suicide or disembowelment in japan; commonly known in west as hara-kin; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor
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Taira
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Powerful japanese family in 11th and 12th century; competed with minamoto family; defeated after gempei wars
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Bakufu
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Military govt. established by minamoto following gempei wars; centered at kamakura; retained emperor, but real power resided in military govt. and samurai
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Shoguns
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Military leaders of the bakufu
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Hojo
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Warrior family closely allied with minamoto; dominated kamakura regine and manipulated minamoto rulers who claimed to rule in name of japanese emperor at kyoto
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Ashikaga takuaji
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Member of minamoto family, overthrew the kamakura regime and established ashikaga shogunate
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Daimyo
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Warlord rulers of 300 small states following civil war and siruption of ashikaga shogunate; holdings consolidated into unified and bounded ministates
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Trung sisters
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Leaders of one of frequent peasant rebellions in vietnam against chinese rule; revolt broke out 39 ce; demonstrates importance of vietnamese women in indigenous society
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Khmers
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Indianized rivals of vietnamese; moved into mekong river delta region at time of vietnamese drive to south
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