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In 1835, the Sakai military captured Hakodate and executed the Tokugawa Governor of Oshima, reinstating the semi-autonomous Matsumae government on the peninsula. The Sakai army established themselves as far north as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorachi_Subprefecture Sorachi] by 1837 when Russian troops declared their support for an independent Ainu state, pushing the Japanese back down to the Oshima peninsula. Diplomatic ties were cut with Russia soon after, and a brief crisis ensued until 1844 when tensions subsided. The [[Russia#The Russian Succession Crisis & modernization period|Russian Succession Crisis]] in 1868 marked a turning point in Russian foreign policy. Two years later, the Russians annexed the Ainu state as a semi-autonomous entity.
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Japan began to industrialize during the late 19th century. However, social unrest, economic strife resulting from intervention from the Russians and the Dutch, and political instability led to the formation of the Federalist political faction.
== Imperial period (1895-1936) ==
==== Sakura
In March of 1896, the last Sakai shogun died without a heir apparent. This naturally led to the nonviolent Sakura Revolution not long after and the abolishment of the shogunate. The Federalist Party gained control of the nation, establishing the Empire of Japan. The traditional samurai class lost their remaining influence to the rising Japanese merchant class.
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