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Great Fire of MeirekiGreat Fire of Meireki
The biggest fire in the Edo period
Takada DomainTakada Domain
Many transfers of related clans and fudai daimyo
Morinobu NishinaMorinobu Nishina
Prince of the Takeda Clan who died for his brother
Ryukyu KingdomRyukyu Kingdom
Prospered through trade
National isolationNational isolation
"National Isolation" by the Edo Shogunate
Oda NobutadaOda Nobutada
The heir who died following his father, Nobunaga
Kokura DomainKokura Domain
A key location in Kyushu ruled by a fudai lord
Laws concerning the Imperial Court and the NoblesLaws concerning the Imperial Court and the Nobles
The Edo Shogunate controlled the Imperial Court and the nobles
Yoshikawa TsuneieYoshikawa Tsuneie
The samurai who was mourned as a "pathetic loyalist"
Kawagoe domainKawagoe domain
Ruled by powerful daimyo who produced dairo and roju.
cultural invasioncultural invasion
Edo period, Russian attack on Sakhalin and Etorofu
Naoie UkitaNaoie Ukita
One of the three great owl men of the Sengoku period
Imabari DomainImabari Domain
Laid the foundation for Imabari towel production
Battle of Arioka CastleBattle of Arioka Castle
Murashige Araki betrays Nobunaga
Nagaharu BesshoNagaharu Bessho
Brave general of Harima country
ban on christianityban on christianity
Ieyasu's ban on Christianity
Fushimi DomainFushimi Domain
Tokugawa Ieyasu's half-brother was the lord for one generation.
manifestationmanifestation
Religious people who opposed Oda
Battle of Nakatomi RiverBattle of Nakatomi River
Motochika Chosokabe conquers Awa
Ozu domainOzu domain
produced many famous scholars
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