This event resulted in the creation of the short lived Republic of Ezo (AY- zoe) on the island of Hokkaido.
This event resulted in the creation of the short lived Republic of Ezo (AY- zoe) on the island of Hokkaido. This event was precipitated by the knowledge that the Japanese needed to modernize to deal with incursions from the colonial powers. This event in 1868 marked the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the restoration of power in a new emperor who was committed to changing Japan from a feudal society to a capitalist economy with Western influences.
This event resulted in the creation of the short lived Republic of Ezo (AY- zoe) on the island of Hokkaido.
{Meiji Ishin }or {Meiji Restoration}(or synonyms of restoration like Reform or Revolution or Renewal)