The Tokugawa shogunate, unlike many other states in the seventeenth century, regulated foreign intrusion and managed to remain free of outside exploitation.

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The Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868) implemented a policy of sakoku (closed country) which severely restricted foreign influence and trade, effectively allowing Japan to maintain its sovereignty and avoid colonization or significant outside exploitation during a period when many other regions were being dominated by European powers.

The Tokugawa Shogunate, Unlike Many Other States in the Seventeenth