Event anniversary

Boshin War

Took place on January 27, 1868

158

Years ago

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The 159th anniversary falls on January 27, 2027, in 95 days.

The Boshin War (戊辰戦争, Boshin Sensō), sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.

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