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Tokugawa Ieyasu And Putin: The Centralization Of Power

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The centralization of power and the suppression of dissent are common tactics used by leaders to legitimize their authority and maintain their hold on power. Two leaders who exemplify this trend are Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, and Vladimir Putin, the current President of Russia. Despite coming to power under somewhat similar circumstances and facing similar challenges in consolidating their authority, the methods used by Ieyasu and Putin to centralize power and suppress conflict were significantly different, reflecting the unique cultural and political contexts in which they operated.

To centralize power, Ieyasu relied on military force and political maneuvering to suppress rival samurai …show more content…

Ieyasu used military force and political maneuvering to establish the shogunate as the dominant power in Japan and co-opt cultural and religious institutions, while Putin relied on propaganda and control over the legal system to centralize power and suppress dissent within Russia. Putin has also used military force to assert Russian control over Crimea and other regions and prioritized the maintenance of Russian influence over its neighbors. These differences reflect the unique contexts and priorities of Ieyasu's and Putin's respective …show more content…

Ieyasu faced significant opposition from rival samurai clans and had to use military force and political maneuvering to suppress these challenges and establish the shogunate as the dominant power in Japan. Once he had consolidated his power, Ieyasu was able to maintain control through a combination of military force, co-optation of cultural and religious institutions, and the promotion of a culture of obedience and loyalty to the shogunate. In contrast, Putin has faced less direct opposition to his rule, but has had to contend with a more complex and diverse media landscape and a more entrenched legal and judicial system. As a result, he has relied more heavily on propaganda and control over the legal and judicial system to centralize power and suppress dissent within Russia. These differences reflect the unique contexts and levels of opposition faced by Ieyasu and Putin, and demonstrate that their methods for centralizing power and suppressing dissent were more different than

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