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The Japanese Civil War (1868)—A British View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Gordon Daniels
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In the late autumn of 1868 political events in Japan were no longer focused exclusively on Edo, Ōsaka and the lands of the south-western han; all of which could be easily visited by British sailors and diplomats. The Imperial armies had won important victories at Fushimi and Ueno but they had still not gained control of the whole of Japan. The last Shōgun had retired from the conifict but his supporters still mounted stubborn military resistance in Northern Honshū. At this stage it was important for Britain to know the state of this civil war and its likely outcome.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , May 1967, pp. 241 - 263
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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