It began with the formation of the Sat-Cho Alliance, who sought to challenge the bakufu. Developments included the granting of rights to the eta, the 
It began with the formation of the Sat-Cho Alliance, who sought to challenge the bakufu. Developments included the granting of rights to the eta, the signing of the Charter Oath, the issuance of the Constitution of 1889, the removal of feudal authorities from the daimyo, and the start of modern industry. For 10 points—name this period of "Enlightened Rule" that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan.
It began with the formation of the Sat-Cho Alliance, who sought to challenge the bakufu.
{Meiji} Restoration