A History of the Japanese People Frank Brinkley A History of the Japanese People Table of Contents A History of the Japanese People......................................................................................................................1 Frank Brinkley.........................................................................................................................................2 FOREWORD...........................................................................................................................................4 AUTHOR'S PREFACE...........................................................................................................................5 CHAPTER I. THE HISTORIOGRAPHER'S ART IN OLD JAPAN.....................................................8 CHAPTER II. JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY.........................................................................................13 CHAPTER III. JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY (Continued)....................................................................20 CHAPTER IV. RATIONALIZATION.................................................................................................29 CHAPTER V. ORIGIN OF THE JAPANESE NATION: HISTORICAL EVIDENCES.....................34 CHAPTER VI. ORIGIN OF THE NATION: GEOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RELICS.................................................................................................................................................42 CHAPTER VII. LANGUAGE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS...........................................50 CHAPTER VIII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS IN REMOTE ANTIQUITY.....................................54 CHAPTER IX. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS..........................................................................65 CHAPTER X. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued).......................................................76 CHAPTER XI. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued).....................................................81 CHAPTER XII. THE PROTOHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS...................................................................88 CHAPTER XIII. THE PROTOHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued).............................................94 CHAPTER XIV. FROM THE 29TH TO THE 35TH SOVEREIGN..................................................104 CHAPTER XV. THE DAIKA REFORMS.........................................................................................125 CHAPTER XVI. THE DAIHO LAWS AND THE YORO LAWS....................................................137 CHAPTER XVII. THE NARA EPOCH..............................................................................................143 CHAPTER XVIII. THE HEIAN EPOCH...........................................................................................171 CHAPTER XIX. THE HEIAN EPOCH (Continued)..........................................................................178 CHAPTER XX. THE HEIAN EPOCH (Continued)...........................................................................185 CHAPTER XXI. THE CAPITAL AND THE PROVINCES..............................................................193 CHAPTER XXII. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY BY THE THRONE........201 CHAPTER XXIII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE HEIAN EPOCH...................................206 CHAPTER XXIV. THE EPOCH OF THE GEN (MINAMOTO) AND THE HEI (TAIRA)............211 CHAPTER XXV. THE EPOCH OF THE GEN AND THE HEI (Continued)...................................224 CHAPTER XXVI. THE KAMAKURA BAKUFU.............................................................................247 CHAPTER XXVII. THE HOJO..........................................................................................................256 CHAPTER XXVIII. ART, RELIGION, LITERATURE, CUSTOMS, AND COMMERCE IN THE KAMAKURA PERIOD.............................................................................................................268 CHAPTER XXIX. FALL OF THE HOJO AND RISE OF THE ASHIKAGA..................................275 CHAPTER XXX. THE WAR OF THE DYNASTIES.......................................................................289 CHAPTER XXXI. THE FALL OF THE ASHIKAGA.......................................................................302 CHAPTER XXXII. FOREIGN INTERCOURSE, LITERATURE, ART, RELIGION, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS IN THE MUROMACHI EPOCH....................................................322 CHAPTER XXXIII. THE EPOCH OF WARS (Sengoku Jidai).........................................................334 CHAPTER XXXIV. NOBUNAGA, HIDEYOSHI, AND IEYASU..................................................342 CHAPTER XXXV. THE INVASION OF KOREA............................................................................367 CHAPTER XXXVI. THE MOMO−YAMA EPOCH.........................................................................376 CHAPTER XXXVII. CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN...........................................................................383 CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE...............................................................401 CHAPTER XXXIX. FIRST PERIOD OF THE TOKUGAWA BAKUFU; FROM THE FIRST TOKUGAWA SHOGUN, IEYASU, TO THE FOURTH, IETSUNA (1603−1680)........................413 CHAPTER XL. MIDDLE PERIOD OF THE TOKUGAWA BAKUFU; FROM THE FIFTH i A History of the Japanese People Table of Contents A History of the Japanese People SHOGUN, TSUNAYOSHI, TO THE TENTH SHOGUN, IEHARU (1680−1786).........................430 CHAPTER XLI. THE LATE PERIOD OF THE TOKUGAWA BAKUFU......................................447 CHAPTER XLII. ORGANIZATION, CENTRAL AND LOCAL; CURRENCY AND THE LAWS OF THE TOKUGAWA BAKAFU........................................................................................453 CHAPTER XLIII. REVIVAL OF THE SHINTO CULT...................................................................461 CHAPTER XLIV. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE DECLINE OF THE TOKUGAWA..........467 CHAPTER XLV. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE DECLINE OF THE TOKUGAWA: (Continued).........................................................................................................................................474 CHAPTER XLVI. THE MEIJI GOVERNMENT...............................................................................487 CHAPTER XLVII. WARS WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA................................................................499 APPENDIX.......................................................................................................................................................523 1. CONSTITUTION OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN.......................................................................................523 CHAPTER I. THE EMPEROR...........................................................................................................524 CHAPTER II. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SUBJECTS....................................................................525 CHAPTER III. THE IMPERIAL DIET...............................................................................................526 CHAPTER IV. THE MINISTERS OF STATE AND THE PRIVY COUNCIL................................527 CHAPTER V. THE JUDICATURE....................................................................................................528 CHAPTER VI. FINANCE...................................................................................................................529 CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY RULES....................................................................................530 ii A History of the Japanese People 1 A History of the Japanese People Frank Brinkley This page formatted 2007 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • FOREWORD. • AUTHOR'S PREFACE. • CHAPTER I. THE HISTORIOGRAPHER'S ART IN OLD JAPAN • CHAPTER II. JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY • CHAPTER III. JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY (Continued) • CHAPTER IV. RATIONALIZATION • CHAPTER V. ORIGIN OF THE JAPANESE NATION: HISTORICAL EVIDENCES • CHAPTER VI. ORIGIN OF THE NATION: GEOGRAPHICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RELICS • CHAPTER VII. LANGUAGE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • CHAPTER VIII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS IN REMOTE ANTIQUITY • CHAPTER IX. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS • CHAPTER X. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued) • CHAPTER XI. THE PREHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued) • CHAPTER XII. THE PROTOHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS • CHAPTER XIII. THE PROTOHISTORIC SOVEREIGNS (Continued) • CHAPTER XIV. FROM THE 29TH TO THE 35TH SOVEREIGN • CHAPTER XV. THE DAIKA REFORMS • CHAPTER XVI. THE DAIHO LAWS AND THE YORO LAWS • CHAPTER XVII. THE NARA EPOCH • CHAPTER XVIII. THE HEIAN EPOCH • CHAPTER XIX. THE HEIAN EPOCH (Continued) • CHAPTER XX. THE HEIAN EPOCH (Continued) • CHAPTER XXI. THE CAPITAL AND THE PROVINCES • CHAPTER XXII. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY BY THE THRONE • CHAPTER XXIII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE HEIAN EPOCH • CHAPTER XXIV. THE EPOCH OF THE GEN (MINAMOTO) AND THE HEI (TAIRA) • CHAPTER XXV. THE EPOCH OF THE GEN AND THE HEI (Continued) • CHAPTER XXVI. THE KAMAKURA BAKUFU • CHAPTER XXVII. THE HOJO • CHAPTER XXVIII. ART, RELIGION, LITERATURE, CUSTOMS, AND COMMERCE IN THE KAMAKURA PERIOD • CHAPTER XXIX. FALL OF THE HOJO AND RISE OF THE ASHIKAGA • CHAPTER XXX. THE WAR OF THE DYNASTIES • CHAPTER XXXI. THE FALL OF THE ASHIKAGA • CHAPTER XXXII. FOREIGN INTERCOURSE, LITERATURE, ART, RELIGION, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS IN THE MUROMACHI EPOCH • CHAPTER XXXIII. THE EPOCH OF WARS (Sengoku Jidai) • CHAPTER XXXIV. NOBUNAGA, HIDEYOSHI, AND IEYASU • CHAPTER XXXV. THE INVASION OF KOREA • CHAPTER XXXVI. THE MOMO−YAMA EPOCH • CHAPTER XXXVII. CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN • CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE 2 A History of the Japanese People