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Explain the goal of the Meiji Restoration in terms of who was to hold power. How was this different from Edo Japan?

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The Meiji Restoration was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Edo period of Japan, the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate; a military government alongside 300 regional daimyo who were powerful feudal lords and magnates.

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