Boshin War
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The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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historical event → war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japanese Civil War of 1868–1869
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| belligerent |
Aizu Domain
→
Chōshū Domain → Satsuma Domain → Shōnai Domain → Tokugawa shogunate → Tosa Domain → forces loyal to Tokugawa shogunate → imperial forces → |
| country |
Japan
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|
| endDate |
1869
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| followedBy |
Meiji Restoration
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Satsuma Rebellion → abolition of the han system → |
| hasCause |
conflict between Tokugawa shogunate and imperial court
→
movement to restore imperial rule → opposition to Tokugawa shogunate policies → |
| hasJapaneseName |
戊辰戦争
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|
| keyFigure |
Emperor Meiji
→
Enomoto Takeaki → Katsu Kaishū → Saigō Takamori → Tokugawa Yoshinobu → Ōkubo Toshimichi → |
| languageOfName |
Japanese
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|
| location |
Edo
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Hokkaido NERFINISHED → Honshu NERFINISHED → Kyoto → Tohoku region NERFINISHED → |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Aizu
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Battle of Hakodate → Battle of Toba–Fushimi → Battle of Ueno → |
| opposingForce |
Tokugawa shogunate forces
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imperial loyalist forces → |
| partOf |
transition from Edo period to Meiji period
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| precededBy |
Sonnō jōi movement
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|
| result |
abolition of Tokugawa shogunate
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beginning of Meiji Restoration → establishment of Meiji government → modernization of Japan → restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji → |
| significance |
contributed to centralization of political power in Japan
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marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate → |
| startDate |
1868
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|
| timePeriod |
early Meiji period
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late Edo period → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Emperor Meiji
("Meiji Restoration")
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Emperor Meiji → |
notableEvent |
|
Itō Sukeyuki
→
Yamagata Aritomo → |
participantIn |
|
Boshin War
("Japanese Civil War of 1868–1869")
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|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Naval Battle of Hakodate
→
|
conflict |
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Tokugawa shogunate navy
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engagedIn |
|
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
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hasRoleIn |
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Ōyama Iwao
→
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participatedIn |
|
Naval Battle of Hakodate
→
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partOf |
|
Tokugawa shogunate
→
|
triggerEventOfEnd |