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unusual facts about Abolition of the han system


Matsudaira Sadayasu

Sadayasu was relieved of his duties as daimyo in 1871, due to the order for the abolition of the domains.


Daimyo

In 1871, the han were abolished and prefectures were established, thus effectively ending the daimyo era in Japan.


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History of Kagoshima Prefecture

Toward the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, namely the bakumatsu in which the Shimazu clan played an important role, there have been a chain of events such, bombardment of Kagoshima, also known as the Anglo-Satsuma War (Satsu-Ei Sensō), which took place on 15–17 August 1863 during the Late Tokugawa shogunate, Meiji Restoration(1868), abolition of the han system(1871) and Satsuma Rebellion(1877).