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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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
historical event
war
alsoKnownAs Japanese Civil War of 1868–1869
belligerent Aizu Domain
Chōshū Domain
Satsuma Domain
Shōnai Domain
Tokugawa shogunate
Tosa Domain
forces loyal to Tokugawa shogunate
imperial forces
country Japan
endDate 1869
followedBy Meiji Restoration
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
keyFigure Emperor Meiji
Enomoto Takeaki
Katsu Kaishū
Saigō Takamori
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Ōkubo Toshimichi
languageOfName Japanese
location Edo
Hokkaido NERFINISHED
Honshu NERFINISHED
Kyoto
Tohoku region NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Aizu
Battle of Hakodate
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
Battle of Ueno
opposingForce Tokugawa shogunate forces
imperial loyalist forces
partOf transition from Edo period to Meiji period
precededBy Sonnō jōi movement
result abolition of Tokugawa shogunate
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
marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate
startDate 1868
timePeriod early Meiji period
late Edo period


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