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Abolition of the han system
The in the
Empire of Japan
and its replacement by
a system of prefectures
in 1871 was the culmination of the
Meiji Restoration
begun in 1868. Under the reform, all
daimyo
(feudal lords) were required to return their authority to the
Emperor
. The process was accomplished in several stages, resulting in a new
centralized
Meiji government
and the replacement of the old
feudal system
with
a new oligarchy
.
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