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title: "Boshin War & Meiji Restoration"
year: 1868
country: "Japan"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1868-01-27"
endDate: "1869-06-27"
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# Boshin War & Meiji Restoration

> Japan's civil war culminated in the Meiji Restoration, transforming the nation from feudal shogunate to industrialized world power within decades.

In 1868, Japan's samurai-backed Tokugawa shogunate fell to a coalition of rebels who restored power to the emperor. The resulting Boshin War lasted until 1869 and marked the end of 250 years of military rule—and the beginning of Japan's rapid transformation into a modern industrial nation.

## Summary

The Boshin War , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.

## Sources

- [Boshin War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boshin_War) - Wikipedia

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