1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Study on the administration of Prefectures (Fu-Ken, **) in the early Meiji
Project/Area Number |
03610175
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Japanese history
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Research Institution | CHUO UNIVERSITY |
Principal Investigator |
MIKAMI Terumi Chuo University, Fuculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (50055084)
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Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1992
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Keywords | Prefecture(Fu) / Prefecture(Ken) / Prefectual Goveror(Chiji) / Daijokan / Gyoseikan / Minbukan / Shinagawa Prefecture |
Research Abstract |
On January 3, 1968, the imperial court issued "Restoration of Imperial Rule" in the coup d'etat, therely abolishing the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Bakufu and set up new government centered on the Emperor, and founded three sorts of the Prime Minister (Sosai), the senior Councillor (Gijo), the junior Councillor (Sanyo) in the Executive Council (Daijokan). After this, there were sporadic battles between pro-shogunate factions and the new government foreces in Tohoku District, as a result the new government finally won (Boshin-senso). This brought all land and people privately owned by pro-shogunate, under the direct Control of the new government. At then established creating prefectures (Fu, Ken) instead. The new government changed the name of Edo to Tokyo and changed the era name to Meiji. Next, it ordered the former provincial feuedal lords (Daimyo) to return the estates and people in the imperial court in 1969. In 1871, with the abolition of fedal domains and creation of prefectures (Haihanchiken), and was divided into a number of new political divisions called Fu and Ken (3Fu and 302Ken). At the end of the year, there were 3Fu and 72Ken.
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