Boshin War

civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869

Japanese general (1840-1900)

short-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan

Prime Minister of Japan (1852-1933)

The was a small secret police organization, an elite group of swordsmen organized by commoners and low-ranking samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when a controversial imperial edict to exclude foreign trade from Japan had been made and the Chōshū clan had been forced from the imperial court. They gained considerable fame from events such as the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup, among others. The members were d

Japanese politician (1837–1919)

Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)

is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido. The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main headquarters of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.

Japanese military-political coalition

Japanese former soldier and nurse

The Shōgitai (, "Manifest Righteousness Regiment") was an elite samurai shock infantry formation of the Tokugawa shogunate military formed in 1868 by the hatamoto and Hitotsubashi Gosankyō retainer in Zōshigaya, Edo (now Tokyo). The Shōgitai took a large part in the battles of the Boshin War, especially at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi, and, after being assigned the defence of Kan'ei-ji temple, the Battle of Ueno, where they were nearly annihilated.

Samurai and an Imperial Japanese Army general

daimyo (1827-1872)

samurai (1828-1892)

carnivalesque celebrations, communal activities, and protests in Japan in 1867–68

Japanese general (1860-1945)

thumb|The Shogunate's French-style cavalry. thumb|Denshūtai cavalry and infantry (details).

ezo fortress in Hokkaidō, Japan

1868 song

Japanese admiral

governmental Structure

Japanese general (1841-1897)

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thumb| (left) and (right) headdress thumb|left|Duel between a and -wearing at the Battle of Ueno The was a type of headgear worn by the officers of the Imperial Japanese Army troops in the Boshin War (1868–69). The headgear was composed of long, dyed yak hair and held in place by a chin-strap.

Japanese scholar

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daimyo of Sendai Domain (1825–1874)

diplomatic incident between Japan and Western powers