Episode 524 - The Tokugawa System

Discover how Tokugawa Ieyasu established a stable political framework that lasted over 200 years. Uncover the balance of power between the shogunate and daimyo, including military regulations and economic shifts. Learn about the decline of the Red Seal system and its effects on trade. Explore the changing dynamics of power from the imperial court to the shogunate, and see how wealth shifted among merchants, creating tensions in traditional hierarchy. Finally, understand the economic struggles faced by samurai as inflation climbed.