![]() ![]() These differences are more about the specific way feudalism actually operated in two different societies.Īlthough there are differences between Japanese and European feudalism, the majority of those differences lie in the way the same social structure was operated within two very different cultures. The largest level in both social structures was the peasant class. ![]() ![]() Another difference is that, even though the merchant class was the lowest level in Japan, it was not the largest. Instead, the merchant class made up the lowest level of Japanese feudal society because they did not farm or produce any goods that would contribute to the rest of society. Also, as one looks at the location of the peasant class in Japan, it is obvious that peasants did not make up the lowest level in Japanese society, while peasants were the bottom of Europe's social structure. While both social structures contained a king/emperor figure, in Japan, the Emperor had no actual power, and was more of just a figurehead. Some of the differences between both structures was in the way each societies levels were ordered. Even though there were many similarities, there were also several differences between how feudalism worked in Europe and Japan. This level of society was made up of knights in Europe and Shoguns in Japan. Also, both structures provided a warrior class intended to protect the other social classes from danger. Both systems developed in order to protect landowners from the lawlessness that developed, either at the fall of Rome (in Europe) or with the increased power of the daimyo class (in Japan). This system began to develop between 600 AD and its decline in the 1100s. The Emperor was technically at the top, followed by the Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants, and then Merchants. In Japan, society was also split into levels. Under this system, people could not move up or down in their social levels, but had to remain in their station of birth. Under European feudalism, society was split into levels, where the King was on top, Barons were below the King, Knights below the Barons, and Peasants and Serfs on the bottom. Some similarities between European and Japanese feudalism were in the levels into which society was split. While there were many similarities between European and Japanese feudalism, there were also several differences in the way both systems were carried out. While feudalism developed in Europe in about 900 AD after the fall of Rome, feudalism also developed in Japan and was organized in a similar manner. ![]()
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