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unusual facts about Nagato province


Enomoto Takeaki

Enomoto became one of the few former Tokugawa loyalists who made the transition to the new ruling elite, as politics at the time was dominated by men from Chōshū and Satsuma, who had a strong bias against outsiders in general, and former Tokugawa retainers in particular.


Chikamatsu Monzaemon

suggests he was born in Echizen province, but there are other plausible locations, including Hagi, Nagato province.

Kawakami Gensai

After this, he withdrew to Chōshū and took part in the military actions of Takasugi Shinsaku's Kiheitai against the shogunate's Choshu Expeditions.


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