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The '''Tokugawa shogunate''' ruled [[Japan]] | The '''Tokugawa shogunate''' ruled [[Japan]] during at least the [[17th century|17th]]-[[19th century|19th centuries]]. In the [[1630s]], the [[third Tokugawa Shogun]] implemented the policy of ''[[Sakoku]]'', isolating the [[country]] from the rest of [[Earth|the world]] due to a suspicion of [[Westerner]]s and the spread of [[Christianity]] into [[Asia]]. [[Tokugawa Ienari]] was the [[Shogun]] when the [[First Doctor]] visited Japan in the [[19th century]] with [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]], and [[Susan Foreman]]. | ||
By the [[19th century]], the policy had stunted Japan's growth and development. In the mid-19th century, [[United States of America|United States]] [[warship]]s entered the harbour in [[Tokyo|Edo]] and demanded a trade agreement. The resulting end of seclusion led to Japan modernising rapidly. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Barbarians and the Samurai (audio story)|The Barbarians and the Samurai]]'') | By the [[19th century]], the policy had stunted Japan's growth and development. In the mid-19th century, [[United States of America|United States]] [[warship]]s entered the harbour in [[Tokyo|Edo]] and demanded a trade agreement. The resulting end of seclusion led to Japan modernising rapidly. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Barbarians and the Samurai (audio story)|The Barbarians and the Samurai]]'') | ||