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1871 Imperial Edict
- When
- August 1871
- Where
- Tokyo
Okubo and allies forced an Imperial Edict reorganizing 261 surviving domains into prefectures in August 1871.
In August 1871, Okubo, assisted by Saigō Takamori, Kido Takayoshi, Iwakura Tomomi, and Yamagata Aritomo, forced through an Imperial Edict reorganizing 261 surviving ex-feudal domains into three urban prefectures and 302 prefectures.
Sources
- Abolition of the han system Wikipedia, revision of 2024-06-29
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