The emperor had long been a mere figurehead in Japanese politics, with the true power residing in the figure of the shogun. Throughout its long history, Japan has experienced many periods of warfare between rival factions vying for control of the whole country, but the most famous was the Sengoku (warring states) Period that lasted from the middle of the 15 th Century to the start of the 17 th Century. In Japan, though, “civil war” means something totally different. It also fits into a relatively small period of human history.Īlthough it came as the result of decades of mounting tensions over the expansion of slavery, including the violence of Bleeding Kansas and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, the Civil War was only about four years long.Īnd while there was certainly a fair share of intrigue, shifting loyalties, and messy ambiguities among the people who participated in the Civil War, there were two clear parties in the conflict: the federal government of the United States of America, who wished to maintain a single united country, and the Confederate States of America, who wished to break away from the U.S. The American Civil War stands as a dividing line in American history which began the first steps of creating the United States as it exists today: an economic and military powerhouse with highly ingrained principles about the nature of freedom and equality.
Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum Image
Six-panel folding screen of the Battle of Sekigahara
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