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This was the frist steps that japan would take to lead them to isolation. This event set the stage for several rebelions.
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The Shogun of Japan felt that loyalty to a Christian god was a threat to his authority. He heard rumours of takeover plots and destroyed anything Christian. Seventy missionaries were killed the rest were forced to leave. Newcomers were not welcome. This was the last step for japan to go into isolation.
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No outsiders alowed into japan.
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A group of 27,000-37,000 Christian rebels atempted to get more rights, they were crushed.
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A coup d'état attempted by several ronin and masterminded by Yui Shōsetsu and Marubashi Chūya failed.
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Little records from this time
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The currency system and trade rules were reformed.
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Bakfu learns that Russian setlers have reached the kuril islands. The shogun dose not want to lose controll of the islands.
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Emporor Kōmei, Emporor Meiji's father, ruled from March 10, 1846 to January 30, 1867. Like most emporors, he ruled to the day he died.
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Emporor Meiji, the emporor during the meiji period was born on November 3 1852 and named Sachinomiya
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A fleet of ships led by Comander Matthew Perry arrives in Japan on July 8, 1853. Japan was forced to give the U.S.A. access to their ports by Commander Perry.
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Sachinomiya is formally proclaimed Crown Prince and given the adult personal name Mutsuhito.
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With Emperor Kōmei's death, Emporor Meiji came into power at age 12. His reign ended the day he died.
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After the reignation of the shogun, the new emperor Meji seizes control of the country and unifies it after the Boshin Wars.
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Meji and the old Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, war against each other. Meji's forces whin and Yoshinobu is stripped of his power.
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The train was soon to be japans main way of tranportation.
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Japan tries to invade China for the first time for control over the Koreas.
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Russia attemps to take the Kuri islands and Korea from japan but fall
