The Meiji restoration : Japan as a global nation / edited by Robert Hellyer, Wake Forest University; Harald Fuess, Heidelberg University.
"The Meiji Restoration began largely in private within the grounds of Kyoto's Imperial Palace. Following meetings that commenced the previous day, on the morning of January 3, 1868, an alliance led by samurai from the Satsuma and Chōshū domains seized control of the palace complex, there...
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| Other title: | Japan as a global nation. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | "The Meiji Restoration began largely in private within the grounds of Kyoto's Imperial Palace. Following meetings that commenced the previous day, on the morning of January 3, 1868, an alliance led by samurai from the Satsuma and Chōshū domains seized control of the palace complex, thereby assuring their influence over the young emperor, Mutsuhito. Later that day, alliance leaders proclaimed the restoration of imperial rule.1 In response to the proclamation, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who had abdicated his position as shogun a few months earlier, deployed his forces near Kyoto. In the ensuing Battle of Toba-Fushimi, the alliance achieved a surprisingly easy victory and continued to press its military advantage in central and northern Honshu throughout 1868 in what became known as the Boshin War (1868-1869)."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108775762 1108775764 9781108805162 1108805167 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2020) |