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	Republic of Ezo - IBWiki
		The Republic of Ezo was founded in 1942 with Russian help, during the Japanese Civil War.
		The Republic was, for most of its history, isolated from the rest of the world, what little trade it did being mostly with Russia.
		By the end of the Republic, the ari was about 543,000 to the Imperial lò, and lacked coins all together, using bills of 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 ryò.
	ib.frath.net /w/Republic_of_Ezo (850 words)

	Republic_of_Ezo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On December 25, 1868 the independent "Republic of Ezo," based on the American model, was set up, with Enomoto elected as its first sosai.
		The Republic had its own flag, a chrysanthemum on a sky-blue background (symbol of Imperial rule,) and a red star with seven points (symbol of the new Republic.) The financial wherewithal was provided in part by 180,000 gold ryo coins Enomoto Database Osaka Castle following Tokugawa Yoshinobu's departure in early 1868.
		Recent scholarship has noted that for centuries, Ezo was not considered a part of Japan the same way that the other "main" islands of modern Japan were, so Enomoto's declaration of independence, in a contemporary mindset, was not an act of secession, but rather of "bringing" the politico-social entity of "Japan" formally to Ezo.
	tax-relief.rubylq2.com /Republic_of_Ezo (945 words)

	Ezo - IBWiki
		Ezo, at one time known as Hoccaidò, is the northernmost island in the Japanese archipelago.
		Their brief republic (the First Republic of Ezo) fell within a few months, and they fled across the Pacific to Oregon.
		The Republic was reborn (the Second Republic) in Xòwa 18 (1942) during the Japanese Civil War, when Ezo declared independance (see Republic of Ezo).
	ib.frath.net /w/Ezo (463 words)

	Republic of Formosa - China-related Topics RE-RH - China-Related Topics
		Though sometimes claimed by certain historians or politicians as the first republic in Asiafirst Asian republic to have been proclaimed, it was predated by the Republic of Ezo, which established on December 25, 1868.
		The republic was proclaimed by a group of pro-Qing high officials and members of the local gentry, many of whom fled the island upon Japan's invasion.
		In spite of the similarity in name, modern-day proponents of a "Republic of Taiwan" tend to disavow a connection between the two, thus neither claiming a revival of that entity nor regarding themselves as political offspring of that movement.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Republic_of_Formosa (371 words)

	Footnotes to History- D to F
		Don, Republic of the- In May 1917, the Cossacks of the Don region declared themselves autonomous, electing the Tsarist general Alexei Kaledin as Ataman, the head of government.
		Ezo, Republic of- In 1867, the Empire of Japan was reeling under an economic onslaught by the Western powers.
		Faeroe Islands, Republic of the- Inspired by Iceland's declaration of independence in 1944, the North Sea archipelago of the Faeroe Islands seceded from Denmark in September of 1946.
	www.buckyogi.com /footnotes/natdf.htm (4714 words)

	Hakodate
		The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国 Ezo Kyōwakoku) was a short-lived breakaway state of Japan with its capital at Hakodate.
		On 25 December 1868, the Ezo Republic declared its independence, and elected Enomoto as its president.
		Hakodate was also the capital of the short-lived Republic of Ezo (see box) in the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration.
	e-journey.net /Hakodate (1099 words)

	The march of progress V 0.4 - Alternate History Discussion Board
		Ezo and Kyushu remain within the hands of the Shogun however the imperial forces have yet to turn their attention onto these islands.
		In October a cease fire of sorts is agreed and the ‘The Republic of Ezo’ is declared on Ezo.
		Japan: The Ezo Republic is finally brought to an end with the fall of the fortress of Goryokaku to imperial forces.
	www.alternatehistory.com /discussion/showthread.php?p=893147 (16205 words)

	Republic of Formosa - Cleverpedia, the ultimate encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		臺灣民主國, Táiwān Mínzhǔguó, also democratic nation Taiwan) was a republic, which insisted 1895 on the island Taiwan between the departure of the armed forces of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Japanese colony after the contract of Shimonoseki.
		Although it is called of some historians or politicians first republic of Asia, it actually follows the Republic of Ezo, which was proclaimed on 25 December 1868.
		The republic was proclaimed of proponents of the Qing highranking by a group, which fled to a large extent after the Japanese invasion from the island.
	cleverpedia.com /Republic_of_Formosa (159 words)

	Enomoto Takeaki at AllExperts
		In December 25, they declared the foundation of the Republic of Ezo and elected Enomoto as president.
		The next year, the Meiji Governmental Army and Navy invaded Hokkaido and defeated the former Shogunate Army, as well as the Navy of the Republic in the Naval Battle of Hakodate.
		On 18 May 1869 the Republic gave in, and Hokkaido accepted the Meiji Emperor's rule.
	en.allexperts.com /e/e/en/enomoto_takeaki.htm (901 words)

	A Site on the history of the Republic of Ezo
		Republic of Ezo, and a description of Japan, and some on the History of Hokkaido
		The Republic of Ezo was a short-lived state formed by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, the northernmost, large but sparsely populated island in modern Japan.
		The governmental hall of the Republic of Ezo, inside the fortress of Goryokaku.The Republic had its own flag, a chrysanthemum on a sky-blue background, the symbol of Imperial rule, and a red star with seven branches, the symbol of the new Republic.
	www.lonympics.co.uk /ezo.htm (2689 words)

	Meiji Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shortly thereafter in January 1868, the Boshin War (War of the Year of the Dragon) started with the Battle of Toba Fushimi in which an army led by forces from Chōshū and Satsuma defeated the ex-shogun's army and forced the Emperor to strip Yoshinobu of all power.
		Some shogunate forces escaped to Hokkaidō, where they attempted to set up the breakaway Republic of Ezo, but this came to an early end in May 1869 with the siege of Hakodate, Hokkaidō.
		The defeat of the armies of the former shogun (led by Hijikata Toshizo) marked the end of the Meiji Restoration; all defiance to the emperor and his rule ended.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Meiji_Restoration.htm (1151 words)

	Boshin War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They formally established the Republic of Ezo on the American model on December 25, Japan's only republic ever, and Enomoto was elected as President, with a large majority.
		The republic tried to reach out to foreign legations present in Hakodate, such as the Americans, French, and Russians, but was not able to garner any international recognition or support.
		The Ezo Republic ceased to exist on 27 June 1869.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Boshin_War.htm (5119 words)

	Republic of Ezo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868–1869), a part of the Shogun's navy led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki (1836–1908) fled to the northern island of Ezo (now known as Hokkaidō), together with several thousand soldiers and a handful of French military advisors and their leader, Jules Brunet.
		The Republic had its own flag, a chrysanthemum on a sky-blue background (symbol of Imperial rule,) and a red star with seven points (symbol of the new Republic.) The financial wherewithal was provided in part by 180,000 gold ryo coins Enomoto retrieved from Osaka Castle following Tokugawa Yoshinobu's departure in early 1868.
		Kuroda is said to have been deeply impressed by Enomoto's dedication in combat, and is remembered as the one who spared the latter's life from execution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ezo_Republic (897 words)

	ipedia.com: Republic of Ezo Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Republic of Ezo was a short-lived breakaway state of Japan on the island now known as Hokkaido.
		The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国 Ezo Kyowakoku) was a short-lived breakaway state of Japan on the island now known as Hokkaido.
		After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868-1869), a part of the Shogun's navy led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki fled to the northern island of Ezo, together with several thousand soldiers and a handful of French Military advisors (among them Jules Brunet).
	www.ipedia.com /republic_of_ezo.html (305 words)

	Matsumae Castle and town, Hokkaido Japan.
		After a series of defeats, the remaining dissidents declared that the island of Hokkaido was independent of Japan, and proclaimed that it was now the Republic of Ezo.
		After the declaration of the Ezo Republic, Enomoto's new government based in Hakodate demanded the surrender of the Matsumae clan's Fukuyama Castle.
		The people of Matsumae were neither consulted nor participants in the rushed "elections" held to confirm the leadership of the Ezo Republic, and under the guidance or direction of the Matsumae daimyo, the castle and town resisted the demands of the forces of the "Ezo Republic" and war ensued.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/hokkaido/matsumae.html (2286 words)

	EZO - AOL Music
		EZO, on the other hand, sounded like they grew up in Los Angeles, a city they came to call home in 1984 after recording two albums under the name Flatbacker...
		The word Ezo could also refer to the peoples that the Japanese...
		Download, listen and watch EZO music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/ezo/17197/main (131 words)

	The London Address of Toshizo Hijikata - Hijikata's Profile - Japan
		Those who fought with him in Ezo (renamed Hokkaido shortly after the war) thought that he became “gentle” before the end, unaware that this had been the true Hijikata all along.
		They took the western-style fort of Goryokaku, which protected the port of Hakodate, as their headquarters and soon declared themselves to be the “Republic of Ezo” with Enomoto as president.
		Still under heavy fire from their foes, they were forced to leave the corpse lying on the field as they retreated.
	toshizo.livejournal.com /14779.html (2166 words)

	Ezo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word Ezo could also refer to the peoples that the Japanese encountered in these lands.
		the Red Ezo, a name historically used by the Japanese for the Russians of the far east, normally Siberian Cossacks, on account of their supposedly red hair.
		Once the Japanese had clearly identified these people as Russians, (in Japanese: Oroshiya), of whom they were already aware through Dutch traders, the term Red Ezo fell into disuse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ezo (226 words)

	Enomoto Takeaki Summary
		When the rule of the house of Tokugawa was overthrown and power was restored to the Meiji emperor, Enomoto, with a small army of supporters, took eight ships of the Tokugawa navy to the northern island of Hokkaido to establish an independent republic.
		He surrendered to imperial forces in 1869, spent three years under house arrest, and was pardoned in 1872.
		Enomoto was subsequently appointed navy minister (1876–1882), minister to China (1882–1884), and he held cabinet posts in communications, education, foreign affairs, agriculture, and commerce He was made a viscount in 1887 and named adviser to the Privy Council in 1890.
	www.bookrags.com /Enomoto_Takeaki (1089 words)

	Hakodate City, Hokkaido
		During the Edo period, Hakodate was primarily a small fishing village, and the largest Japanese settlement on the island (then called Ezo) was the feudal domain centered on the town of Matsumae.
		In 1868, when the Meiji Restoration led to the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, loyalist rebels fled to Hokkaido and used Fort Goryokaku as their headquarters in the resulting civil war against the Imperial forces.
		The rebels intention was to declare the establishment of an independent country to be known as the "Republic of Ezo".
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/hokkaido/hakodate.html (2766 words)

	Hokkaido Summary
		Sapporo, with an estimated 1.8 million inhabitants (2002), is the capital of Hokkaido and its administrative center.
		Prehistoric relics have been found on Hokkaido, but the earliest Japanese merchant contacts with the indigenous Ainu on Ezo, as Hokkaido was called before its integration into Japan proper in 1869, date from around the twelfth century.
		Shortly after the Boshin War in 1868, a group of Tokugawa loyalists led by Enomoto Takeaki proclaimed the island's independence as the Republic of Ezo, but the rebellion was crushed in May 1869.
	www.bookrags.com /Hokkaido (2126 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Forget Tom Cruise, the Last Samurai was french
		And, also like him, he would emerge, safe and sound from the bloody last stand of his samurai "cadets" and brothers-in-arms whose raison d'etre was doomed by the very modernisation he represented.
		But perhaps, even stranger than the Hollywood fiction, Brunet helped found the short-lived 'Ezo Republic' on Japan's northern Hokkaido island, the last redoubt of the die-hard supporters of the former Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa.
		Brunet reached the port of Hakodate on Ezo, as Hokkaido was then known, with Admiral Takeaki Enomoto and a handful of other French officers, where Enomoto was elected president of the "independant Republic of Ezo."
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-349842.html (815 words)

	HOKKAIDO HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From the medieval ages, the people in Hokkaido began to be called Ezo.
		The Ezo mainly relied upon hunting and fishing and obtained rice and iron through trade with the Japanese.
		Hokkaido was known as Ezochi until the Meiji Restoration.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/hokkaido_history.htm (567 words)

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		Later on he served as the Vice-commander of the army in the Republic of Ezo.
		Another is that at least one of the pictures was taken in a studio in Hakodate where many of the other members of the Republic of Ezo had their portraits taken.
		Though there were exceptions to the rule, for the most part married men and family heirs would be discouraged from joining the group.
	shinsengumi-no-makoto.net /hijikata_toshizo.htm (4353 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Republic of Ezo
		The was a short-lived state formed by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, the northernmost, large but sparsely populated island in modern Japan.
		While later history texts were to refer to May of 1869 as being when Enomoto accepted the Meiji Emperor's rule, the Imperial rule was never in question for the Ezo Republic, as is evidenced by part of Enomoto's message to the (the Imperial governing council) at the time of his arrival in Hakodate:
		We pray that this portion of the Empire may be conferred upon our late lord, Tokugawa Kamenosuke; and in that case, we shall repay your beneficence by our faithful guardianship of the northern gate."
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Republic_of_Ezo (796 words)

	Shinsengumi 新選組 - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Winter allowed the Republic to survive, but Imperial forces were then dispatched in 04.1869.
		Hijikata withdrew to Hakodate where he was killed on 11.05, while the few remaining members were killed at the Tsuruga castle in Aizu-Wakamatsu; the Shinsengumi ceased to exist outside of popular mystique.
		Rebellions would sporadically erupt (the Saga Rebellion of 1874, and the Satsuma Rebellion (Seinan Sensou 西南戦争) of 1876-77) but the Bakufu was dead and the Shinsengumi had passed into legend, the few remaining survivors left to their own accord within the new system.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=8180 (7383 words)

	HAKODATE HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hakodate is home to the famous European-style Goryokaku fort, which was built in the shape of a five-pointed star in 1866.
		During the last phase of the Meiji Restoration, the shogunate loyalists occupied the fort, declaring the establishment of the Republic of Ezo.
		A handful of French soldiers, who had served as military advisers for the shogunate army, joined the rebellion led by Enomoto Takeaki.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/hakodate.htm (859 words)

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