Context: Society in the Japanese "Tokugawa period" (Edo society), unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The daimyo, or lords, were at the top, followed by the warrior-caste of samurai, with the farmers, artisans, and traders ranking below. In some parts of the country, particularly smaller regions, daimyo and samurai were more or less identical, since daimyo might be trained as samurai, and samurai might act as local lords. Otherwise, the largely inflexible nature of this social stratification system unleashed disruptive forces over time. Taxes on the peasantry were set at fixed amounts which did not account for inflation or other changes in monetary value. As a result, the tax revenues collected by the samurai landowners were worth less and less over time. This often led to numerous confrontations between noble but impoverished samurai and well-to-do peasants, ranging from simple local disturbances to much bigger rebellions. None, however, proved compelling enough to seriously challenge the established order until the arrival of foreign powers.

Question: What was society based on during the Tukugawa period?
Answer: strict class hierarchy

Question: Strict class hierarchy was established by who?
Answer: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Question: What group were considered to be at the top of the Strict Class Hierarchy?
Answer: The daimyo, or lords

Question: How were taxes charged during the Tukugawa period?
Answer: set at fixed amounts

Question: What effect did  having taxes charged at a fixed amount have on it's revenue?
Answer: tax revenues collected by the samurai landowners were worth less and less over time.

Question: What is the Tokugawa period also known as?
Answer: Edo society

Question: What was society in  the Tokugawa period based in?
Answer: strict class hierarchy

Question: What group was considered at the top of the Strict Class Society?
Answer: The daimyo, or lords,

Question: How were taxes charged in the Tokugawa period?
Answer: set at fixed amounts

Question: What effect did the way the taxes were charged have on it's revenue.
Answer: revenues collected by the samurai landowners were worth less and less over time.