Essay+-+Rise+of+the+Shoguns

 Although we have come a long way since the Japanese Shogunates were in power over Japan, there are still lessons that our world today can learn from the rise of their people. For one, we could learn that when fighting into government power through force, people will probably only be enforced to use more force. Another thing we could learn is cooperation, although the Japanese were lucky when a storm saved them from two Mongol invasions, because had the storm not happened, Japan would probably have ended up being under the control of the Mongols. Finally, the difference between feudal Japan, and present-day Japan, is that now it’s a democracy instead of totalitarianism. For these reasons, __our world today can learn a lot from the rise (and fall) of the Japanese Shogunates__.
 * Essay – Rise of the Shogunates**

Firstly, the very first shogun who took total control of Japan, and made the title of shogun a higher status than that of the Emperor, took the kingdom by force; through battle and blood. I think that leaderships never go well when the title is taken by force. The Emperor tried to get his rightful title back many times, and succeeded in getting it back a few short times, but for almost 700 years, Japan was ruled by a succession of shoguns. Although it seems like the shoguns did a very good job with keeping their title for 700 years, they eventually collapsed for keeping Japan isolated from the outside world for so long, and the Emperor was back in his right place. People shouldn’t take any title by force, because that just leads to more force and violence.

Secondly, the two Mongol invasions into Japan were stopped by two miraculous typhoons, which was lucky for the Japanese, because the Mongols had weapons the Japanese had never seen before, like mini bombs, and had thousands of more men, so had it not been for the “divine wind”, Japan would probably been under the control of the Mongols. This shows that the Japanese could have cooperated a lot better with each other, to defend their country and win the battle against the Mongols. The artisans could have made bigger, better, and more weapons for the soldiers, and the soldiers fighting could have trained together more.

Finally, feudal Japan was almost like a totalitarianism country with the shoguns in charge, while present-day Japan is more open with the world, being the second-largest agricultural product importer in the world, and marketing everything from cars to pencils, and games to candy. Had the shoguns been more democratic and open to the outside world in their day ruling, the people of Japan would probably have lightened up to them, and kept them as their leader. While the Emperor does deserve the spot of power of Japan, the shoguns could have been even more respected by everyone had they just been kind and open to everything and everyone. That is what I think led them to their fall. 

Overall, I think the shoguns should not have taken control of the Emperor’s power, but since they did, they should have been kinder to the people of Japan, and not have isolated them. They should have helped everyone cooperate better for battles and such, and it could have been a lot better if it was a little more democratic. In conclusion, __our world today can learn a lot from the rise (and fall) of the Japanese Shogunates__ from their experiences of invasions, totalitarianism rule, and fighting for higher status.

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