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Generally Bakumatsu means between when the [[Black ships]] arrived
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''Bakumatsu'' generally refers to the time period between when the [[Black ships]] first arrived ([[1853]]) and when [[Emperor Meiji]] succeeded to the throne([[1868]]).
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first time ([[1853]]) and when [[Emperor Meiji]] succeeded to the throne([[1868]]).
==Philosophies in Bakumatsu==
==Philosophies in Bakumatsu==