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####### 26650 MyBakuMOD #######;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231112N;Restoration of Imperial Rule;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231112D;As the result of Satsuma-Choshu Alliance, there was a strong anti-shogunate sentiment. The feudal lord of Tosa, who persued peaceful restoration proposed Tokugawa to return prerogatives at emperor's disposal. As Imperial court at Kyoto had been excluded from politics for centuries, they have to rely on Tokugawa in new administration. Sequently, Tokugawa would hold political power under imperial rule. On the other hand, the anti-Tokugawa faction would face critical loss if Tokugawa survived under imperial rule. On November 9th, 1867 prerogatives were returned to emperor on November 9th, 1867, but on January 3rd 1868, the anti-Tokugawa faction moved for coup e'tat. They surrunoded Imperial palace, claiming abolishment of Tokugawa shogunate. Meanwhile, at presence of emperor of Meiji (Mutsuhito,) establishment of the Meiji government was announced.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231113N;Session at Imperial Court;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231113D;A session had begun at Imperial Court before the presence of emperor Meiji. The two sides, pro-Tokugawa regentists led by Toyoshige Yamanouchi and anti-Tokugawa royalists led by Tomomi Iwakura played hard in the discussion, but no agenda was reached to agreement. During the break, a royalist, Masahira Iwashita asked Takamori Saigou from Satsuma for advice: "A dagger settles the question," answered Saigou. When they got back from break, Toyoshige Yamanouchi kept quiet.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231114N;Toyoshige Yamanouchi Assasinated!;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231114D;The undeciding heads of fief showed a negative reaction for the assasination of Toyoshige Yamanouchi. Although they had been frustrated over centuries of shogunate rule, such hardlining politics would only replace shogunate with the Satsuma-Choshu alliance.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231115N;Boshin War;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231115D;As sequent of the session at imperial court, Tokugawa resigned from over two hundred years of shogunate government. Also a series of subversions led by Satsuma were threatening Edo, the headquaters of Tokugawa. As the situation got tight, pro-Tokugawa regentists persued a war against Satsuma. For blockading Kyoto with military presence, pro-Tokugawa faction moved their armies near Kyoto, Toba-Hushimi.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231116N;Royal Vexillum Given to Meiji Government;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231116D;As the Meiji government defeated Tokugawa at Toba-Hushimi, the royal vexillum was sent to the Meiji government. Now, justice stood on the Meiji government.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231117N;Hokuriku Surrenders to Meiji Government;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231117D;The royal vexillum gave justice to the Meiji government. It guaranteed the authority of Japan, and any opponents were threaten as the "enemy of the state." As soon as the feudal lords received the news of which the royal vexillum was given to the Meiji government, the statement was made to join the same side of the Meiji government.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231121N;Negotiation over Edo Capitulation;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231121D;As army of the Meiji government advanced near Edo, full-scale combat was prepared. At the time, Commander in Chief for Tokugawa shogunate, Kaishu Katsu was seeking for peaceful handover of Edo. His envoy was sent to General Takamori Saigo of the Meiji Government, and the two went into negotiation. In the session, Katsu agreed to handover Edo in order to secure the shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa. But the capitulation caused numbers of pro-Tokugawa resistants fled to Aizu. Also vice admiral in chief, Takeaki Enomoto refused to surrender, left to Hokkaido with his fleet.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231122N;Negotiation over Edo Capitulation;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231122D;As army of the Meiji government advanced near Edo, full-scale combat was prepared. At the time, Commander in Chief for Tokugawa shogunate, Kaishu Katsu was seeking for peaceful handover of Edo. His envoy was sent to General Takamori Saigo of the Meiji Government, and the two went into negotiation. In the session, Katsu agreed to handover Edo in order to secure the shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa. But the capitulation caused numbers of pro-Tokugawa resistants fled to Aizu. Also vice admiral in chief, Takeaki Enomoto refused to surrender, left to Hokkaido with his fleet.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231123N;Pro-Shogunate Fief Formed Northern Alliance against Meiji Government;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231123D;After the capitulation of Edo, the Meiji government set their target on Aizu, the strong pro-shogunate fief in Fukushima. In the name of emperor, the Meiji government decleared "the Enemy of the State" against Aizu, and mobilization was ordered to the surrounding Northen fief. In response, Heads of the fief in north asked for amnesty over Aizu instead. Aizu, once had reliance from Imperial Court didn't deserve "the Enemy of the State." In a meantime, Negotiation was done between the powers. But as Meiji government refused to give amnesty, Northern fief formed military alliance, persuing a direct appeal to emperor. Also Meiji government moved their army to the north, as the envoy, Shuzou Sera was assasinated.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231124N;Fall of the Northern Alliance;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231124D; As Aizu, the leading fief of the Northern Alliance was surrendered by the attack of the Meiji government, the defeated force retreated to Sendai for re-formation. However other fief of the Northern Alliance hardly survived under the attack. Many were forced to surrender to the Meiji government, and Sendai was one of them. Now the remaining force fled to Hokkaido with Takeaki Enomoto.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231125N;Hakodate Government Established;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231125D;As army of Northern Alliance was defeated, Takeaki Enomoto and his fleet retrieved them at Sendai. When his fleet arrived at Hakodate, they captured fort Goryoukaku. Enomoto had sophisticated diplomatic exchange with the great powers, persuing independence of Hakodate government.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231126N;Fort Goryoukaku Surrendered;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231126D;When the Meiji government stroke enemies near the fort Goryoukaku, the Hakodate government lost their strongholds one by one. The soilders of the Hakodate government were mostly well-trained samurai with superior morale. But their resources were too little to defeat the Meiji government. After few days of heavy battles over the fort Goryoukaku, the leader of the Hakodate government, Takeaki Enomoto chose to surrender in order to save lives of the remaining colleagues. Meanwhile, he signed an instrument of surrender with the Meiji government.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231133N;Discussion over Russian Protection;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231133D;The Meiji government had moved their armies to Hakodate, and the survival of Hakodate government was the matter of time. In order to confront the Meiji government, foreign involvement was sought for survival, but many foreign ambassadors had already supported the Meiji government. Russia was one of few countries who might be interested in the deal, but such foreign involvement would cause the risk of independence.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231134N;Russian Strategy over Japan;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231134D;Centuries-long Tokugawa shogunate had been overthrown by the group of royalists. The royalists led by anti-shogunate faction of the Satsuma-Choshu alliance established the Meiji government, and they were sweeping the shogunate faction by power. The arms were supplied mostly by British, and they would have heavy influence over the Meiji government. As British were dominating the far east, Russian intervention in the Japanese civil war could be the opportunity for Russia to establish their interest in Japan. But such action would significantly risk Russia in a conflict with British.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231135N;British Reaction for Russian Influence in Japan;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231135D;Centuries-long Tokugawa shogunate had been overthrown by the group of royalists. The royalists led by anti-shogunate faction of the Satsuma-Choshu alliance established the Meiji government, and they were sweeping the shogunate faction by power. The arms were supplied mostly by British, and they would have heavy influence over the Meiji government. However defeated army of Tokugawa shogunate established new government in Hakodate, and went under Russian power.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231136N;Peace Deal with the Meiji Government;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231136D;As Russia stepped on the side of the Hakodate government, the Meiji government was the one facing a threat. Also other great powers were concerned of losing their influence in Japan as the Hakodate government with Russian backing would defeat the Meiji government. As tension grew up, a peace deal was arrenged to compromise national interests between the great powers.;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231138N;Russia Vassalized Japan;;;;;;;;;;X EVT231138D;Russian venture in the Boshin war put the great powers into a crisis of war. The great powers, in order to avoid a conflict, arrenged a peace deal to end the Boshin war. Meanwhile, the Hakodate government became Russian satellite for their survival, and Russia would expand its power in far east.;;;;;;;;;;X
