Supporters of this government fought armies trained by men like Andre Cazeneuve and Jules Brunet in the conflict that established it.
Supporters of this government fought armies trained by men like Andre Cazeneuve and Jules Brunet in the conflict that established it. This government launched a punitive expedition that netted it 500,000 taels following the Mudan Incident. Ineffective revolts against this government include ones named for Saga and Shimpuren. The upper classes were reorganized along the lines of the British peerage during this period, replacing the existing (*) han system. Troops under this government won the Battle of Shiroyama, ending the Satsuma Rebellion. This government's constitution was laid out in the Charter Oath, and it severely weakened the power of the daimyo. Replacing the Tokugawa Shogunate, for 10 points, name this period of modernization and a return to imperial rule in Japan.
Supporters of this government fought armies trained by men like Andre Cazeneuve and Jules Brunet in the conflict that established it.
{Meiji Restoration} [or {Meiji} Period; or {Meiji Revolution}; or {Meiji Renewal}; or {Meiji Ishin}; or {Meiji} Government]