> .. between 1615 and 1651 the Tokugawa confiscated the fiefs of 95 daimyō who thus lost all means of support – as did their retainers, who lost their stipends and became rōnin.. Over the same period the shoguns also transferred 250 other #fiefs from one daimyō to another. According to #HaroldBolitho: ‘Never in the history of Japan had so much violence been done to local autonomy.’
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#GeoffreyParker, The #Ronin #浪人 came from, DaiMyou that were too mean for #Tokugawa #家光