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The Choshu Clan Was on the Verge of Being Crushed by the Choshu Expedition: How It Was Able to Rise From Rock Bottom and Overthrow the Shogunate

What should have been done if the Edo Shogunate had been able to survive? When the Shogunate officials thought about such "what ifs," they always came to the same answer. "If only we had crushed Choshu properly then..." This was something that not only the Shogunate side but also the Choshu side must have been conscious of. Choshu was on the verge of being crushed, and was on the verge of being defeated by a Shogunate own goal. Unlike the Satsum…
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What should have been done if the Edo Shogunate had been able to survive? When the Shogunate officials thought about such "what ifs," they always came to the same answer. "If only we had crushed Choshu properly then..." This was something that not only the Shogunate side but also the Choshu side must have been conscious of. Choshu was on the verge of being crushed, and was on the verge of being defeated by a Shogunate own goal. Unlike the Satsum…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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