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	In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>		In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>

	Seeing the forces being levied against him, Yoshinobu abdicated and relinquished his power to Emperor Meiji, hoping that a voluntary surrender would curry favor with the future government and allow the Tokugawa to retain a place in politics.<ref name="Wiki"/> Instead, the Alliance orchestrated a ''coup d'état''<ref name="Echoes"/> on 9 November 1867<ref name="Wiki"/> and claimed to represent Emperor Meiji,<ref name="Echoes"/> who had allegedly written a decree demanding Yoshinobu's execution for treason.<ref name="Wiki"/> On 3 January 1868,<ref name="Wiki"/> having decided that the capital would return to being in Kyoto rather than the shogunal city Edo where government and culture was increasingly gravitating towards,<ref name="Echoes"/> the Alliance captured the ~~{{Wiki\|Kyoto~~ Imperial Palace\|Imperial Palace}}, reinstated Meiji and initiated the Meiji Restoration, and threatened the Court into confiscating Yoshinobu's lands and abolishing the ''shōgun'' title.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Seeing the forces being levied against him, Yoshinobu abdicated and relinquished his power to Emperor Meiji, hoping that a voluntary surrender would curry favor with the future government and allow the Tokugawa to retain a place in politics.<ref name="Wiki"/> Instead, the Alliance orchestrated a ''coup d'état''<ref name="Echoes"/> on 9 November 1867<ref name="Wiki"/> and claimed to represent Emperor Meiji,<ref name="Echoes"/> who had allegedly written a decree demanding Yoshinobu's execution for treason.<ref name="Wiki"/> On 3 January 1868,<ref name="Wiki"/> having decided that the capital would return to being in Kyoto rather than the shogunal city Edo where government and culture was increasingly gravitating towards,<ref name="Echoes"/> the Alliance captured the [[Imperial Palace, Kyoto\|Imperial Palace]], reinstated Meiji and initiated the Meiji Restoration, and threatened the Court into confiscating Yoshinobu's lands and abolishing the ''shōgun'' title.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Despite having abdicated, Yoshinobu bristled at the Restoration's terms and ordered it be repealed. On 24 January 1868, he moved to attack Kyoto but was beaten by Alliance forces at the [[Battle of Toba–Fushimi]] in the village of [[Fushimi]] near Kyoto's southern entrance. Though more numerous, his forces had not modernized all of their weaponry as quickly as the Alliance did and were steadily beaten back until his Army Minister {{Wiki\|Katsu Kaishū}} unconditionally {{Wiki\|Fall of Edo\|relinquished}} the surrounded [[Edo Castle]] in July; Yoshinobu himself surrendered shortly thereafter. Loyalists retreated further north to {{Wiki\|Hokkaido}}, where they attempted to found the short-lived {{Wiki\|Republic of Ezo}}, but it collapsed after the {{Wiki\|Battle of Hakodate}}. Yoshinobu was put under {{Wiki\|house arrest}}, stripped of all titles, and only when he demonstrated a lack of ambition in politics was he released and allowed to retire to {{Wiki\|Shizuoka Prefecture}}, where Ieyasu spent his last days. With the remaining resistance beaten, Meiji was left as Japan's sole, undisputed ruler.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Despite having abdicated, Yoshinobu bristled at the Restoration's terms and ordered it be repealed. On 24 January 1868, he moved to attack Kyoto but was beaten by Alliance forces at the [[Battle of Toba–Fushimi]] in the village of [[Fushimi]] near Kyoto's southern entrance. Though more numerous, his forces had not modernized all of their weaponry as quickly as the Alliance did and were steadily beaten back until his Army Minister {{Wiki\|Katsu Kaishū}} unconditionally {{Wiki\|Fall of Edo\|relinquished}} the surrounded [[Edo Castle]] in July; Yoshinobu himself surrendered shortly thereafter. Loyalists retreated further north to {{Wiki\|Hokkaido}}, where they attempted to found the short-lived {{Wiki\|Republic of Ezo}}, but it collapsed after the {{Wiki\|Battle of Hakodate}}. Yoshinobu was put under {{Wiki\|house arrest}}, stripped of all titles, and only when he demonstrated a lack of ambition in politics was he released and allowed to retire to {{Wiki\|Shizuoka Prefecture}}, where Ieyasu spent his last days. With the remaining resistance beaten, Meiji was left as Japan's sole, undisputed ruler.<ref name="Wiki"/>

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	\|commanders1=~~Emperor~~ [[Mutsuhito\|Meiji]]		\|commanders1=[[Mutsuhito\|Emperor Meiji]]
	\|commanders2=[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]]<br>[[Matsudaira Katamori]]†		\|commanders2=[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]]<br>[[Matsudaira Katamori]]†
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	Unbeknownst to all parties, the entire conflict was a proxy for an [[Assassin-Templar War\|ancient war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templars]], having infiltrated Meiji's closest advisors, pushed him to launch a campaign against Yoshinobu, whom the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Assassins]] backed. Drawing resources from the British Empire and the Templars, the Imperial forces defeated the shogunate and restored sovereignty to the position of {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|Emperor}}.<ref name="Fragments2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> In the years to follow, the country underwent the {{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}} concurrently with the turbulent period of ''{{Wiki\|bakumatsu}}'' (幕末, "End of the ''bakufu''"), and the age of [[samurai]] ended as Japan gradually shifted to become a {{Wiki\|constitutional monarchy}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Unbeknownst to all parties, the entire conflict was a proxy for an [[Assassin-Templar War\|ancient war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templars]], having infiltrated Meiji's closest advisors, pushed him to launch a campaign against Yoshinobu, whom the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Assassins]] backed. Drawing resources from the British Empire and the Templars, the Imperial forces defeated the shogunate and restored sovereignty to the position of {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|Emperor}}.<ref name="Fragments2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> In the years to follow, the country underwent the {{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}} concurrently with the turbulent period of ''{{Wiki\|bakumatsu}}'' (幕末, "End of the ''bakufu''"), and the age of [[samurai]] ended as Japan gradually shifted to become a {{Wiki\|constitutional monarchy}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==~~History~~==		==Background==
	In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>		In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>

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	\|name = Boshin War		\|name=Boshin War
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	\|date = 1868–1869		\|date=1868–1869
	\|place = [[Japan]]		\|place=[[Japan]]
	\|result = Imperial victory		\|result=Imperial victory
	*{{~~wiki~~\|Bakumatsu\|End of shogunate rule}}		*{{Wiki\|Bakumatsu\|End of shogunate rule}}
	*{{~~wiki~~\|Meiji Restoration}}		*{{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}}
	\|side1 ={{~~wiki~~\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}}<br>[[British Empire]]<br>{{~~wiki~~\|Kingdom of Prussia}}		\|side1={{Wiki\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}}<br>[[British Empire]]<br>{{Wiki\|Kingdom of Prussia}}
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	*[[Templars]]		*[[Templars]]
	**[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]		**[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]
	**[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]		**[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]
	\|side2 =[[Tokugawa shogunate]]<br>[[French Empire]]		\|side2=[[Tokugawa shogunate]]<br>[[French Empire]]
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	*[[Assassins]]		*[[Assassins]]
	**[[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Brotherhood]]		**[[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Brotherhood]]
	**[[French Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Brotherhood]]		**[[French Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Brotherhood]]
	\|commanders1 = [[~~Emperor~~ Meiji]]~~<br>{{wiki\|Saigo Takamori}}<br>{{wiki\|Kuroda Kiyotaka}}<br>{{wiki\|Omura Masujiro}}<br>{{wiki\|Yamagata Aritomo}}<br>{{wiki\|Kirino Toshiaki}}<br>{{wiki\|Itagaki Taisuke}}~~		\|commanders1=Emperor [[Mutsuhito\|Meiji]]
	\|commanders2 = [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]]~~<br>{{wiki\|Katsu Kaishu}}<br>{{wiki\|Enomoto Takaeki}}~~<br>[[Matsudaira Katamori]]~~†<br>{{wiki\|Shinoda Gisaburo}}†<br>{{wiki\|Matsudaira Sadaaki}}<br>{{wiki\|Tanaka Tosa}}†<br>{{wiki\|Kondo Isami}}†<br>{{wiki\|Hijikata Toshizo}}~~†		\|commanders2=[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]]<br>[[Matsudaira Katamori]]†
	}}		}}
	The '''Boshin War''' (戊辰戦争), also known as the '''Japanese Civil War''', was a civil war in [[Japan]] that was fought from 1868 to 1869 between the forces of ''[[Shōgun]]'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and his [[Tokugawa shogunate\|shogunate]] in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] against those seeking to return political power to the teenage [[Mutsuhito\|~~Emperor~~ Meiji]] and the {{~~wiki~~\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}} in [[Kyoto]]. [[Europe]]an powers were also involved, with the [[British Empire]] and the {{~~wiki~~\|Kingdom of Prussia}} backing the Imperial Court while the [[French Empire]] aided the fragile shogunate.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Boshin War}}</ref>		The '''Boshin War''' (戊辰戦争), also known as the '''Japanese Civil War''', was a civil war in [[Japan]] that was fought from 1868 to 1869 between the forces of ''[[Shōgun]]'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and his [[Tokugawa shogunate\|shogunate]] in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] against those seeking to return political power to the teenage Emperor [[Mutsuhito\|Meiji]] and the {{Wiki\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}} in [[Kyoto]]. [[Europe]]an powers were also involved, with the [[British Empire]] and the {{Wiki\|Kingdom of Prussia}} backing the Imperial Court while the [[French Empire]] aided the fragile shogunate.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Boshin War}}</ref>

	Unbeknownst to all parties, the entire conflict was a proxy for an [[Assassin-Templar War\|ancient war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templars]], having infiltrated Meiji's closest advisors, pushed him to launch a campaign against Yoshinobu, whom the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Assassins]] backed. Drawing resources from the British Empire and the Templars, the Imperial forces defeated the shogunate and restored sovereignty to the position of {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|Emperor}}.<ref name="Fragments2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> In the years to follow, the country underwent the {{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}} concurrently with the turbulent period of ''{{Wiki\|bakumatsu}}'' (幕末, "End of the ''bakufu''"), and the age of [[samurai]] ended as Japan gradually shifted to become a {{Wiki\|constitutional monarchy}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Unbeknownst to all parties, the entire conflict was a proxy for an [[Assassin-Templar War\|ancient war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templars]], having infiltrated Meiji's closest advisors, pushed him to launch a campaign against Yoshinobu, whom the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Assassins]] backed. Drawing resources from the British Empire and the Templars, the Imperial forces defeated the shogunate and restored sovereignty to the position of {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|Emperor}}.<ref name="Fragments2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> In the years to follow, the country underwent the {{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}} concurrently with the turbulent period of ''{{Wiki\|bakumatsu}}'' (幕末, "End of the ''bakufu''"), and the age of [[samurai]] ended as Japan gradually shifted to become a {{Wiki\|constitutional monarchy}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==History==		==History==

	In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>		In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>

imported>Darman36: Update, but only Echoes and WP broadly. If we can get info from someone who read Aizu vs just its summary (which needs proofreading), it'd be great. Trimmed the Commanders, idk if we need so many IRL and unsure how well their actions are reflected in book

2025-04-08T06:20:15Z

Update, but only Echoes and WP broadly. If we can get info from someone who read Aizu vs just its summary (which needs proofreading), it'd be great. Trimmed the Commanders, idk if we need so many IRL and unsure how well their actions are reflected in book

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	The '''Boshin War''' (戊辰戦争), also known as '''Japanese Civil War''', was a civil war in [[Japan]] that was fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of ~~the ruling~~ [[Tokugawa shogunate]] in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] ~~and~~ those seeking to return political power to the {{wiki\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}} in [[Kyoto]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], having infiltrated [[Emperor Meiji]]'s closest advisors, pushed the sovereign to launch a campaign against the Tokugawa shogun, [[~~Tokugawa Yoshinobu~~]], himself supported by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]].<ref name="Amazon">{{Amazon\|domain=com\|url=/dp/B091XH6WCM\|text=Assassin's Creed - Fragments - La Lame d'Aizu\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408004346/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091XH6WCM}}</ref> Foreign powers were also involved ~~in the conflict~~ with the [[British Empire]] and the {{wiki\|Kingdom of Prussia}} backing the Imperial Court ~~and~~ the [[French Empire]] ~~aiding~~ the fragile ~~Tokugawa~~ shogunate.		The '''Boshin War''' (戊辰戦争), also known as the '''Japanese Civil War''', was a civil war in [[Japan]] that was fought from 1868 to 1869 between the forces of ''[[Shōgun]]'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and his [[Tokugawa shogunate\|shogunate]] in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] against those seeking to return political power to the teenage [[Mutsuhito\|Emperor Meiji]] and the {{wiki\|Imperial Court in Kyoto\|Imperial Court}} in [[Kyoto]]. [[Europe]]an powers were also involved, with the [[British Empire]] and the {{wiki\|Kingdom of Prussia}} backing the Imperial Court while the [[French Empire]] aided the fragile shogunate.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Boshin War}}</ref>

	~~Unfortunately~~ for the Japanese Assassins, the ~~Templar-backed~~ Imperial forces ~~would successfully defeat~~ the ~~Tokugawa~~ shogunate and ~~restore~~ the ~~sovereignty~~ of the ~~Emperor~~, ~~putting an end to~~ the age of ~~the~~ [[samurai]].<ref name="~~Fragments~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Fragments~~ – ~~The Blade~~ of ~~Aizu~~]]''</~~ref~~>		Unbeknownst to all parties, the entire conflict was a proxy for an [[Assassin-Templar War\|ancient war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]]. The [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templars]], having infiltrated Meiji's closest advisors, pushed him to launch a campaign against Yoshinobu, whom the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Japanese Assassins]] backed. Drawing resources from the British Empire and the Templars, the Imperial forces defeated the shogunate and restored sovereignty to the position of {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|Emperor}}.<ref name="Fragments2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> In the years to follow, the country underwent the {{Wiki\|Meiji Restoration}} concurrently with the turbulent period of ''{{Wiki\|bakumatsu}}'' (幕末, "End of the ''bakufu''"), and the age of [[samurai]] ended as Japan gradually shifted to become a {{Wiki\|constitutional monarchy}}.<ref name="Wiki"/>

			==History==

			In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>

			Seeing the forces being levied against him, Yoshinobu abdicated and relinquished his power to Emperor Meiji, hoping that a voluntary surrender would curry favor with the future government and allow the Tokugawa to retain a place in politics.<ref name="Wiki"/> Instead, the Alliance orchestrated a ''coup d'état''<ref name="Echoes"/> on 9 November 1867<ref name="Wiki"/> and claimed to represent Emperor Meiji,<ref name="Echoes"/> who had allegedly written a decree demanding Yoshinobu's execution for treason.<ref name="Wiki"/> On 3 January 1868,<ref name="Wiki"/> having decided that the capital would return to being in Kyoto rather than the shogunal city Edo where government and culture was increasingly gravitating towards,<ref name="Echoes"/> the Alliance captured the {{Wiki\|Kyoto Imperial Palace\|Imperial Palace}}, reinstated Meiji and initiated the Meiji Restoration, and threatened the Court into confiscating Yoshinobu's lands and abolishing the ''shōgun'' title.<ref name="Wiki"/>

			Despite having abdicated, Yoshinobu bristled at the Restoration's terms and ordered it be repealed. On 24 January 1868, he moved to attack Kyoto but was beaten by Alliance forces at the [[Battle of Toba–Fushimi]] in the village of [[Fushimi]] near Kyoto's southern entrance. Though more numerous, his forces had not modernized all of their weaponry as quickly as the Alliance did and were steadily beaten back until his Army Minister {{Wiki\|Katsu Kaishū}} unconditionally {{Wiki\|Fall of Edo\|relinquished}} the surrounded [[Edo Castle]] in July; Yoshinobu himself surrendered shortly thereafter. Loyalists retreated further north to {{Wiki\|Hokkaido}}, where they attempted to found the short-lived {{Wiki\|Republic of Ezo}}, but it collapsed after the {{Wiki\|Battle of Hakodate}}. Yoshinobu was put under {{Wiki\|house arrest}}, stripped of all titles, and only when he demonstrated a lack of ambition in politics was he released and allowed to retire to {{Wiki\|Shizuoka Prefecture}}, where Ieyasu spent his last days. With the remaining resistance beaten, Meiji was left as Japan's sole, undisputed ruler.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' {{1stm}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' {{Imo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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	In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>		In the 1850s, the shongunate begrudgingly welcomed the {{Wiki\|United States Navy}} Commodore {{Wiki\|Matthew C. Perry\|Matthew Perry}} and his {{Wiki\|Perry Expedition\|expedition}} after he employed {{Wiki\|gunboat diplomacy}} to break the {{Wiki\|Tokugawa clan\|Tokugawa}}'s isolationist policy of ''{{Wiki\|sakoku}}'' (鎖国 / 鎖國, "chained country"). In the decade after, many samurai and nobles from the ''{{Wiki\|kazoku}}'' (華族, "exalted lineage") grew increasingly disgruntled at the Americans' and Europeans' economic interference through the {{Wiki\|unequal treaties}} they forced the shogunate into signing. Adding to their discontent, a large number also hailed from the regions of {{Wiki\|Chōshū Domain\|Chōshū}}, {{Wiki\|Satsuma Domain\|Satsuma}}, and {{Wiki\|Tosa Domain\|Tosa}},<ref name="Wiki"/> all places in [[Kyushu]], {{Wiki\|Honshu}}, and {{Wiki\|Shikoku}}, respectively, with clans who fought [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600;<ref name="Echoes">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> their defeat meant they were restricted to being ''{{Wiki\|tozama daimyō}}'' (外様大名, "outside ''[[daimyō]]''") without significant political power.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Daimyo Clans]]</ref> To change this, Chōshū and Satsuma united to form the {{Wiki\|Satchō Alliance}} (薩長同盟) through Tosa's mediation,<ref>{{WP\|Satchō Alliance}}</ref> and they all allied themselves with the British.<ref name="Echoes"/>

	Seeing the forces being levied against him, Yoshinobu abdicated and relinquished his power to Emperor Meiji, hoping that a voluntary surrender would curry favor with the future government and allow the Tokugawa to retain a place in politics.<ref name="Wiki"/> Instead, the Alliance orchestrated a ''coup d'état''<ref name="Echoes"/> on 9 November 1867<ref name="Wiki"/> and claimed to represent Emperor Meiji,<ref name="Echoes"/> who had allegedly written a decree demanding Yoshinobu's execution for treason.<ref name="Wiki"/> On 3 January 1868,<ref name="Wiki"/> having decided that the capital would return to being in Kyoto rather than the shogunal city Edo where government and culture was increasingly gravitating towards,<ref name="Echoes"/> the Alliance captured the ~~{{Wiki\|Kyoto~~ Imperial Palace\|Imperial Palace}}, reinstated Meiji and initiated the Meiji Restoration, and threatened the Court into confiscating Yoshinobu's lands and abolishing the ''shōgun'' title.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Seeing the forces being levied against him, Yoshinobu abdicated and relinquished his power to Emperor Meiji, hoping that a voluntary surrender would curry favor with the future government and allow the Tokugawa to retain a place in politics.<ref name="Wiki"/> Instead, the Alliance orchestrated a ''coup d'état''<ref name="Echoes"/> on 9 November 1867<ref name="Wiki"/> and claimed to represent Emperor Meiji,<ref name="Echoes"/> who had allegedly written a decree demanding Yoshinobu's execution for treason.<ref name="Wiki"/> On 3 January 1868,<ref name="Wiki"/> having decided that the capital would return to being in Kyoto rather than the shogunal city Edo where government and culture was increasingly gravitating towards,<ref name="Echoes"/> the Alliance captured the [[Imperial Palace, Kyoto\|Imperial Palace]], reinstated Meiji and initiated the Meiji Restoration, and threatened the Court into confiscating Yoshinobu's lands and abolishing the ''shōgun'' title.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	Despite having abdicated, Yoshinobu bristled at the Restoration's terms and ordered it be repealed. On 24 January 1868, he moved to attack Kyoto but was beaten by Alliance forces at the [[Battle of Toba–Fushimi]] in the village of [[Fushimi]] near Kyoto's southern entrance. Though more numerous, his forces had not modernized all of their weaponry as quickly as the Alliance did and were steadily beaten back until his Army Minister {{Wiki\|Katsu Kaishū}} unconditionally {{Wiki\|Fall of Edo\|relinquished}} the surrounded [[Edo Castle]] in July; Yoshinobu himself surrendered shortly thereafter. Loyalists retreated further north to {{Wiki\|Hokkaido}}, where they attempted to found the short-lived {{Wiki\|Republic of Ezo}}, but it collapsed after the {{Wiki\|Battle of Hakodate}}. Yoshinobu was put under {{Wiki\|house arrest}}, stripped of all titles, and only when he demonstrated a lack of ambition in politics was he released and allowed to retire to {{Wiki\|Shizuoka Prefecture}}, where Ieyasu spent his last days. With the remaining resistance beaten, Meiji was left as Japan's sole, undisputed ruler.<ref name="Wiki"/>		Despite having abdicated, Yoshinobu bristled at the Restoration's terms and ordered it be repealed. On 24 January 1868, he moved to attack Kyoto but was beaten by Alliance forces at the [[Battle of Toba–Fushimi]] in the village of [[Fushimi]] near Kyoto's southern entrance. Though more numerous, his forces had not modernized all of their weaponry as quickly as the Alliance did and were steadily beaten back until his Army Minister {{Wiki\|Katsu Kaishū}} unconditionally {{Wiki\|Fall of Edo\|relinquished}} the surrounded [[Edo Castle]] in July; Yoshinobu himself surrendered shortly thereafter. Loyalists retreated further north to {{Wiki\|Hokkaido}}, where they attempted to found the short-lived {{Wiki\|Republic of Ezo}}, but it collapsed after the {{Wiki\|Battle of Hakodate}}. Yoshinobu was put under {{Wiki\|house arrest}}, stripped of all titles, and only when he demonstrated a lack of ambition in politics was he released and allowed to retire to {{Wiki\|Shizuoka Prefecture}}, where Ieyasu spent his last days. With the remaining resistance beaten, Meiji was left as Japan's sole, undisputed ruler.<ref name="Wiki"/>