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Historical regime · 1603–1868

Tokugawa Japan

Feudal military shogunate

Tokugawa Japan leans hardest toward Order, Nationalist and Assimilationist.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map75% local · strong
LocalCentral

Shogunate over some 250 semi-autonomous domains.

Vote95% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Military rule by the shogun.

Freedom100% order · all in
LibertyOrder

A rigid class system enforced by surveillance.

Borders100% nationalist · all in
GlobalistNationalist

Closed the country to almost all foreigners.

War56% dove · on the fence
DoveHawk

Two and a half centuries of peace.

Culture100% assimilationist · all in
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Expelled Christians and banned travel abroad.

PropertyDoesn't apply to its era

Feudal land held by lords.

EconomyDoesn't apply to its era

Rice-based economy with growing merchant markets.

Trade100% protectionist · all in
Free tradeProtectionist

Allowed only limited Dutch and Chinese trade.

Religion80% religious · strong
SecularReligious

Buddhist temple registration enforced by the state.

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Strict Confucian social order.

Tech75% back-to-nature · strong
Tech-forwardBack-to-nature

Restricted firearms and new technologies.

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