Feudalism National isolation Westernization and modernization Restoration of imperial rule Hegemony Monarchy Excavation Colony Industrial Revolution Stone Age Relocation of the capital Japanese missions to Sui China Overthrowing one's superiors Abolition of domains and establishment of prefectures Crusades Taika Reform Great Migration Enrich the country and strengthen the military Tumulus Renaissance
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下剋上
A Japanese term for 'the low overcoming the high'. It refers to social upheaval where vassals overthrew their lords to gain power.
Examples in context
戦国時代は下剋上の風潮が強かった。
The trend of overthrowing superiors was strong in the Sengoku period.
下剋上によって名門の家柄が没落した。
Prestigious families fell due to the social upheaval of inferiors.
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