{"product_id":"shogun-by-a-l-sadler-9784805317174","title":"Shogun","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders with absolute authority, while the emperor remained a figurehead. This book tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu—the greatest of all Japanese Shoguns, who unified and pacified Japan in the early 1600s. He established a new central government at Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and his descendants went on to rule the nation for the next 260 years, during which Japanese society as we know it today was created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic episodes of Ieyasu's life include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHis crushing victory at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. It was the largest battle ever fought in Japan and facilitated his rise to absolute power over the nation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHis creation of a new government centering on the magnificent castle at Edo (present-day Tokyo), with a system of control that allowed his descendants to rule Japan peacefully for 15 generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHis attempts to control the spread of Christianity in Japan, ultimately banning the religion and massacring tens of thousands of ardent believers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his rule, Ieyasu subdued Japan's warring clans and unified the nation, successfully founding a dynasty that would rule Japan peacefully after centuries of near-constant warfare. The Tokugawa Shogunate, as it came to be known, was medieval Japan's greatest dynasty and ushered in the longest period of prosperity in the nation's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of \u003cem\u003eShogun\u003c\/em\u003e features 32 pages of colour images highlighting the drama and pageantry of Ieyasu's life as well as a new foreword by leading Japanese historian Alexander Bennett. The story of the Tokugawa founder is also the story of the foundation of a conflict-ridden country that during peacetime would develop a glittering culture that is now the envy of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68027014578412,"sku":"9784805317174","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9784805317174-shogun-1.jpg?v=1793579320","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shogun-by-a-l-sadler-9784805317174","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}