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The western domains of Satsuma, Chōshū and Tosa (in red) joined forces to defeat the shogunate forces at the Battle of Toba–Fushimi, and then progressively took control of the rest of Japan until the final stand-off in the northern island of Hokkaidō. The Boshin War (戊辰 戦争, Boshin Sensō), sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution ...
Tosa-Nakamura Domain (土佐中村藩, Tosa-Nakamura han) was created in 1601 for Yamauchi Yasutoyo, brother of Kazutoyo and father of the 2nd daimyo, Tadayoshi. It had a kokudaka of 20,000 koku. The domain was inherited by his son Masatomo, but went extinct in 1624. The domain was revived in 1658 for Yamauchi Tadayoshi's second son Tadanao ...
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi (鳥羽・伏見の戦い, Toba-Fushimi no Tatakai) occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or fourth year of Keiō, first month, 3rd day, according to the lunar calendar), when the forces of the shogunate and the allied ...
The shaguma (赤熊, "red bear") was a type of headgear worn by the officers of the Imperial Japanese Army troops in the Boshin War (1868–69). The headgear was quite peculiar, being a sort of wig composed of long, dyed yak hair and held in place by a chin-strap. Shaguma indicated officers from the Tosa Domain, whereas haguma (白熊, "white ...
Battle of Ueno. Coordinates: 35°42′56″N 139°46′26″E. Battle of Ueno. 上野戦争. Part of Boshin War. Battle of Ueno. The attack on Kan'ei-ji Temple, labeled here as "The attack of Honnō-ji" (本能寺) in the Battle of Ueno. The Shogitai (彰義隊) troops are on the left, in samurai garb, and Imperial troops with modern uniforms ...
Succeeded by. Position abolished. Itō Hirobumi (as Prime Minister of Japan) Prince Tokugawa Yoshinobu (德川 慶喜, also known as Keiki; October 28, 1837 – November 22, 1913) was the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
75,000 reinforcement. 5,000 combatants (9,400 in total: 3,500 clans soldiers, 5,900 samurais, dozens of female warriors) Casualties and losses. unknown. 2,977 killed. The Battle of Aizu (Japanese: 会津戦争, "War of Aizu") was fought in northern Japan from October to November in autumn 1868, and was part of the Boshin War.
Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma. Kondō Isami at the Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma. The Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma (甲州勝沼の戦い, Kōshū-Katsunuma no tatakai) took place between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle followed the Battle of Toba–Fushimi on 29 March 1868 ( Gregorian calendar ).