Multiple choice

How did Japanese Tokugawa shoguns control the daimyo?

  1. They forced them to live on a distant island

  2. they gave away their land to peasants

  3. The daimyo were required to live in Edo every other year

  4. They limited daimyo and samurai contact

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Tokugawa shoguns implemented the sankin-kotai (alternate attendance) system. This required daimyo to spend every other year in Edo, which drained their wealth and kept them under the shogun's surveillance.