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The Chōshū Domain was the most prominent anti-Tokugawa domain and formed the Satchō Alliance with the rival Satsuma Domain during the Meiji Restoration, becoming instrumental in the establishment of the Empire of Japan and the Meiji oligarchy.
Chōshū, Japanese han (domain) that, along with the han of Satsuma, supported the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate (see Tokugawa period) and the creation of a new government headed by the emperor.
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Born Yakichi (勇吉) to a lower-ranked samurai family in Yuda, Chōshū domain (present day Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture), Inoue attended the Meirinkan domain school with his brother Ikutarō (幾太郎).
Chōshū (長州藩) was a feudal daimyō domain located in modern-day Yamaguchi prefecture, at the Western tip of Honshū. It was also known as Nagato no kuni (長門国, Nagato Province). While Shimonoseki (下関市) was its ancient capital, Hagi (萩) used to be the seat of the Chōshū fief, ruled over by the Mōri clan in the Edo period.
The Chōshū Domain (長州藩, Chōshū han) was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period (1603–1867). [1] It occupied the whole of modern-day Yamaguchi Prefecture. The capital city was Hagi. The name Chōshū was shorthand for Nagato Province. The domain played a major role in the Late Tokugawa shogunate.
Jan 21, 2021 · Yamaguchijō was built in 1864 by Mōri Tadachika to replace Hagijō on the Japan Sea as the capital of Chōshū Domain and the headquarters of the Mōri Clan. This decision was taken a year before when Lord Mōri enjoyed a day trip to Yuda-onsen, actually a cover for a political scheme to relocate his main base.
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The Choshu domain was established by reducing the territory of Mori Terumoto, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, and limiting his territory to the two provinces of Bochogoku. The Mori clan was founded by Mori Sumitsu, the fourth son of Oe Hiromoto, a senior vassal of the Kamakura shogunate.
