Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000 · THE MAP IN
Map of Japan in August 1869
The lords surrender their registers
Japan in August 1869: The lords surrender their registers. The map shows who held what: Independent neighbours, Western powers and allies, Domains, vassals, protectorates.
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On the ground
- Hokkaido: Ezo renamed in 1869 and colonised under a government development agency
- the Kurils: the southern islands Japanese from 1855, the whole chain from 1875
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