What factor contributed to the development of japans feudal system
A. The central government became weak and lost power
B. Chinas Han dynasty took control and formed a new structure
C. An increase in trade led to a need for a new system
D. The mongol invasion established a new government that created the system
A. The central government became weak and lost power
The development of Japan's feudal system was largely a result of the weakening of the central government. As the power of the central authority waned, local landowners, or daimyos, began to take control and assert their own authority. The establishment of a decentralized power structure with a warrior class known as the samurai is characteristic of the Japanese feudal period.