Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 280
re treated, and sent anexpedition against the empire. Suddenly, byone of those freaks of sentiment which havewon for the Japanese the reputation of beingfickle, a reaction in favor of the despisedforeigner set in, the shogunate was sup-pressed, the two hundred and seventy-eightdaimios, or military… … THE REAL MIKADO. 268 SEEING THE REAL MIKADO. [Feb. vailed all around. This unification of the nationalgovernment took place in 186S. And just what is the form of governmentnow ? I asked. The Mikado is supreme in temporal andspiritual matters alike; Shintoism is the statereligion ; * there is an…
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