Chōshū Domain

E150960

Chōshū Domain was a powerful feudal domain in western Honshu, Japan, centered in present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, that played a leading role in the Meiji Restoration.

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instanceOf feudal domain of Japan
han domain
abolishedInReform abolition of the han system
alliedWith Kagoshima Domain
surface form: Satsuma Domain
alsoKnownAs Nagato Domain
capital Hagi
centeredIn present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture
contributedTo formation of the new Meiji government
overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate
controlledStrait Kanmon Straits
surface form: Strait of Shimonoseki
country Japan
domainCastle Hagi Castle
economicBase maritime trade in the Seto Inland Sea
rice agriculture
era Edo period
foreignConflict Shimonoseki Campaign
formerRulingClan Sue clan
Ōuchi clan
foundingDaimyo Mōri Terumoto
governmentType feudal domain government under a daimyo
historicalProvince Nagato Province NERFINISHED
Suō Province NERFINISHED
ideologicalCurrent sonnō jōi movement
language Japanese
laterAdministrativeCenter Yamaguchi Prefecture
surface form: Yamaguchi
locatedIn western Honshu
loyalTo Emperor of Japan
surface form: Emperor of Japan (late Edo period)
militaryAllyInBoshinWar Kagoshima Domain
surface form: Satsuma Domain
militaryReform formation of Kiheitai militia
notableEvent Shimonoseki Campaign
surface form: Bombardment of Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Campaign
surface form: Chōshū expeditions
notableFigure Itō Hirobumi
Kido Takayoshi
Kusaka Genzui
Mōri Takachika
Takasugi Shinsaku
Yamagata Aritomo
Yoshida Shōin
notableInstitution Shōka Sonjuku academy
opposedTo Tokugawa shogunate
participatedIn Boshin War
playedRoleIn Meiji Restoration
politicalOrientationLateEdo anti-shogunate
politicalStatus tozama daimyo domain
producedPrimeMinisterOfJapan Itō Hirobumi
Yamagata Aritomo
region Chūgoku region
ruledByClan Mōri clan
successorAdministrativeUnit Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED

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Terauchi Masatake placeOfBirth Chōshū Domain
Yamagata Aritomo birthPlace Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Hagi, Chōshū Domain
Yamagata Aritomo influencedBy Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū Domain samurai tradition
Kido Takayoshi birthPlace Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Hagi, Chōshū Domain
Kido Takayoshi clan Chōshū Domain
Itō Hirobumi birthPlace Chōshū Domain
Itō Hirobumi memberOf Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū Domain leadership
Boshin War belligerent Chōshū Domain
Hagi Rebellion location Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū domain
Meiji oligarchy powerBase Chōshū Domain
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan hasHistoricDomain Chōshū Domain
subject surface form: Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kagoshima Domain alliedWith Chōshū Domain
Meiji Restoration involvedDomain Chōshū Domain
桂小五郎 出生地 Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: 長州藩
桂小五郎 出身藩 Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: 長州藩
桂小五郎 所属 Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: 長州藩政府
Chōshū Five locatedIn Chōshū Domain
Chōshū Five domainAffiliation Chōshū Domain
Chōshū Five sponsoredBy Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū Domain leadership
Yoshida Shōin employedBy Chōshū Domain
sonnō jōi movement significantParticipant Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū Domain activists
伊藤 博文 藩籍 Chōshū Domain
subject surface form: 伊藤博文
this entity surface form: 長州藩
Saga Domain alliedWith Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Choshu Domain
Battle of Toba–Fushimi belligerent Chōshū Domain
Battle of Aizu belligerent Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū domain
Aizu Domain opposedBy Chōshū Domain
Nogi Maresuke birthPlace Chōshū Domain
Katsura Kogorō domainServed Chōshū Domain
Katsura Kogorō clan Chōshū Domain
this entity surface form: Chōshū clan
Bakumatsu period reforms implementedBy Chōshū Domain