How Japan Developed Feudalism

Early Japan was organized into clans

The Yamato clan gained control over the largest island around 500 AD

They established themselves as the royal family

During the Heian Period (700s -1100s), the imperial court is sophisticated and elegant

Elaborate rules of etiquette governed court society

The Heian Period resulted in the age of the samurai

In the 1100s, the central authority of the empire declined

Local warlords begin to fight with one another

This promotes a feudal system necessary for order and defense of lands

Distinct social classes are created