Feudalism National isolation Westernization and modernization Restoration of imperial rule Hegemony Monarchy Excavation Colony Industrial Revolution Stone Age Relocation of the capital Japanese missions to Sui China Overthrowing one's superiors Abolition of domains and establishment of prefectures Crusades Taika Reform Great Migration Enrich the country and strengthen the military Tumulus Renaissance
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大政奉還
The political event where the last Shogun returned governing power to the Emperor. This transition paved the way for the Meiji Restoration.
Examples in context
徳川慶喜は大政奉還を申し出た。
Tokugawa Yoshinobu offered to restore imperial rule.
大政奉還によって江戸幕府が終焉した。
The Edo Shogunate came to an end due to the restoration of imperial rule.
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