
The Meiji Ishin, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were emperors of Japan before the Meiji Restoration, the restoration established the practical abilities and consolidated the political system un...
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in Japanese history, the political revolution that brought about the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and returned control of the country to direct ... [32 related articles]
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