Unification of Japan under Tokugawa Shogunate

In the late 1500s, Japan faced significant wars culminating in the famous battle of Sekigahara in the early 1600s with around 170,000 people involved. The victory in this battle marked a turning point leading to Japan's unification under a new government known as the Tokugawa Shogunate. Often referred to as Bakufu, this government was led by a military dictator called a shogun, establishing a hereditary rule that dominated Japan's history with a series of shoguns.