Republic of Ezo

Republic of Ezo
蝦夷共和國
Ezo Kyōwakoku
1869
The "Seal of the Governor General of Hokuitō (Hokkaido)" (北夷島總督印) used by Enomoto Takeaki during his administration of the Ezo Republic of Ezo
The "Seal of the Governor General of Hokuitō (Hokkaido)" (北夷島總督印) used by Enomoto Takeaki during his administration of the Ezo Republic
Location of Ezo
Location of Ezo
StatusBreak-away state
CapitalHakodate
Common languagesJapanese, Ainu
GovernmentPresidential republic
Sosai 
• 1869
Enomoto Takeaki
Historical eraBakumatsu
• Established
January 27, 1869
• Disestablished
June 27, 1869
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tokugawa shogunate
Empire of Japan
Today part ofJapan

The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和國, Ezo Kyōwakoku) was a short-lived separatist state established in 1869 on the island of Ezo, now Hokkaido, by a part of the former military of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the Bakumatsu period in Japan. It was the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan, though voting was allowed only to the samurai caste. The Republic of Ezo existed for five months before being annexed by the newly established Empire of Japan.


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