The Boshin War was a civil war in Japan between the forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and supporters of the imperial court, who were led mainly by the domains of Satsuma and Choshu. It followed the shogun's resignation and the proclamation of imperial rule in the Meiji Restoration. Fighting began with the Battle of Toba-Fushimi near Kyoto, which the imperial side won despite being outnumbered. The shogunal capital of Edo then surrendered without a major battle, but resistance continued in the north and finally on Hokkaido, where a short-lived Republic of Ezo was crushed. The victory of the imperial faction opened the way to rapid modernization and the end of the samurai class's privileges.
Before and after
- 1868Founding of University of California
- 1868Construction of Auckland Grammar School
- from 1868 to 1889Meiji Restoration
- from 3 January 1868 to 3 May 1947Empire of Japan
- from 27 January 1868 to 27 June 1869Boshin War
- 16 March 1868Birth of Maxim Gorky
- 22 March 1868Birth of Robert Andrews Millikan
- 23 March 1868Founding of University of California, Berkeley
- 18 May 1868Birth of Nicholas II of Russia
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The era
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