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== Kumohama period (1809-1895) ==
The era’s name (meaning ‘cloud beach’) was taken from the coastal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_Castle_(Wakasa_Province) Unpin Castle], which belonged to the Lord of Obama of the Sakai clan. While Japan began to modernize during this period, the country was hampered by political unrest, economic strife, and foreign intervention.
==== Terms of unification ====
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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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==== Rise of political opposition ====
== Imperial period (1895-1936) ==
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