World History Chapter 18 Terms

World history chapter 18 japanese terms

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