The Tokugawa period, also known as the Edo period (1603-1867), was the final period of traditional Japan that lasted more than 250 years (britannica.com,2013). The period was a time of internal peace, political stability and economic growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Tokugawa shoguns maintained tight control over the structure of society by keeping a firm grip on what they were allowed to do and what they were not allowed to do. The upper structure of society includes the shoguns, daimyos and samurai. “Shogun” was the title granted by the Emperor to Japan's top military commander (Web-japan.org, 2013). Initially the Emperors controlled the country but over time the Shoguns became more powerful than the Emperor and took control of the entire government, the Shogun was generally the true ruler of the country until 1867 when feudalism was abolished (Web-japan.org, 2013). The Daimyo were the lords and their role was to manage and maintain the law, collect taxes and assist the Shogun in the military (Ask.com, 2013). Samurai were members of the military class, they were the warriors of traditional Japan. The role of the Samurai was to protect and serve their daimyo or lords usually in wars (Answers.yahoo.com, 2013). The lower part of society included the peasants who made up 85% of the population, the peasants were divided into subclasses, and these subclasses involved the farmers, artisans or artisans, and traders (Hackney, 2013). Peasants who owned their own land were ranked higher than those who did not. After the farmers there were the artisans or craftsmen. The craftsmen or craftsmen worked the word and the metal and some of them became well k...... middle of paper ......they could not interrogate anyone by any method they wanted and even make false accusations, no one would dare to put questioning the Shogun's decision fearing for his life. These two reasons combined together are more than enough for the feudal system to be considered unjust. Overall, the Tokugawa shogunate reached more than 250 years under the Tokugawa family, 250 years of rule under the same family was difficult to achieve as the daimyos constantly fought. each other for dominance (britannica.com, 2013). The Tokugawa shogunate also achieved peace in Japan, where wars rarely existed under their rule, with the exception of the Christian revolt. Eventually it all ends, the period that replaced the Tokugawa shogunate was the Meiji Restoration (Pondkoi.com, 2013). The Meiji Restoration saw the Emperor return to power and effectively end the Tokugawa Shougunate.