Answer:
- The shogun tried to restrict as much as possible among the elites so that they would not become more powerful or be presented as even near as powerful as not to threaten the new and fragile Japanese government.
Explanation:
The above description regarding the shogun's attempt to limit the elites as much as possible in order to prevent them from being powerful or gain more power so that they won't be able to bully the weak Japanese people. This evidence most aptly substantiates the historian's claim that 'the powerful elites have been a severe threat to the kingdoms during the middle 15th to middle 18th centuries.'
