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End of the Edo Period

When: 1868
Where: Japan
Part of: Edo period ends as the Meiji era is proclaimed

The Edo period ended in 1868 with the Meiji Restoration, restoring imperial rule.

The Edo period, lasting from 1601 or 1603 to 1868, ended with the Meiji Restoration. The fall of Edo in the summer of 1868 marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the new era, Meiji, was proclaimed.

Sources

Edo period Wikipedia
Meiji era Wikipedia

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