The Historytime

On the reconciliation efforts by the Meiji regime towards pro-shogunate officials and the international tour that changed Japan forever.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Satsuma, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Ito Hirobumi, Iwakura Tomomi, Okuma Shinenobu, Tosa, Sakomoto Ryoma, Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

The new regime carries out its plans to abolish the domains thereby upturning centuries of tradition and attacking the fundamental rights of the samurai.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Satcho, Boshin, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Ito Hirobumi, Iwakura Tomomi, Yuri Kimimasa, Hizen, Okuma Shinenobu, Tosa, kazoku, shizoku.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

The Meiji regime, in its drive to secure complete power in Japan, strikes at its greatest domestic challengers for supremacy: the domains.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Satcho, Boshin, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Ito Hirobumi, Iwakura Tomomi, Yuri Kimimasa, Hizen, Okuma Shinenobu, Tosa.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

We go back to the aftermath of the Battle of Toba Fushimi to cover the process by which Japan's first constitution came to be, the Charter Oath.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Satsuma, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Toba, Fushimi, Iwakura Tomomi, Yuri Kimimasa, Fukuoka Takachika, Echizen, Hizen, Tosa.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

The last of the shogunate loyalists in the north are crushed and Japan enters a new age.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Satsuma, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Nagaoka, Bonari, Wakamatsu, Ezo, Hokkaido, Hakodate, Aizu, Toba, Fushimi, Enomoto Takeaki, Kaneiji, Yoshihisa, Ouetsu Reppan Domei.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

The imperial army continues its triumphant march to Edo and engages in a series of fateful battles to bring about the end of the Boshin War. The shogun loses his nerve and chooses the path of peace.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Satsuma, Saiko Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Arisugawa, Kondo Isami, Shinsengumi, Koshu, Katsunuma, Chiba, Aizu, Toba, Fushimi, Enomoto Takeaki, Shizuoka, Katsu Awa, Katsu Kaishu, Kaneiji, Yoshihisa, shogitai.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon

The armies of the shogun confront the forces of the emperor and the two fight for the fate of Japan.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, Sakamoto Ryoma, Aizu, Kuwana, Toba, Fushimi, Enomoto Takeaki, Togo Heihachiro.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

Months of careful planning culminate in a coup d'etat to depose the shogun and restore the emperor. The strained politics of Japan snaps and civil war erupts. Around 16:30, I wrongly mention January 7th as the date that Yoshinobu notified that he will not resign as shogun. The correct date is January 17th.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Tokugawa Nariaki, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, Choshu, Sanjo Sanetomi, Tosa, Yamauchi Yodo, Sakamoto Ryoma, Hyogo, Echizen, Matsudaira Shungaku, Aki, Owari, Shinsengumi, Kondo Isami, ee janaika?

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

The new shogun begins a series of much needed reforms and his enemies formulate their strategy of taking him, and the entire bakufu, down.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Tokugawa Nariaki, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, Choshu, Tosa, Yamauchi Yodo, Hyogo, Ii Naosuke, Ando Nobumasa.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

After the relative peace since the fall of the ishin shishi, political and economic turmoil once more rips the fabric of Japanese society. The Shogunate commits a series of fatal mistakes and a new alliance rises to challenge them.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Ii Naosuke, sonno joi, ishin shishi, Tokugawa Nariaki, Hitotsubashi Keiki, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Saigo Takamori, Choshu, Mori Takachika, Kido Koin, Tosa, Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro, fukoku kyohei, sankin kotai, Hyogo, Kokura.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.