The messages of Enomoto Takeaki as a key to understanding the phenomenon of the Republic of Ezo

Authors

  • DANILA D. ROMANCHEV Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2024-1/18-25

Keywords:

Japanese history, Meiji Restoration, Republic of Ezo, Enomoto Takeaki, Boshin War

Abstract

The article deals with a subject little studied in foreign and Russian historiography – Boshin War (1868–1869) and the phenomenon of the Republic of Ezo. In order to reveal the cause of the conflict and the circumstances in which the Republic emerged, the author turns to the analysis of the messages written by its leader, Enomoto Takeaki (1836–1908), and comes to the conclusion that his campaign on Ezo Island was mainly driven by the fear for the economic security of Tokugawa vassals.

Author Biography

  • DANILA D. ROMANCHEV, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

    postgraduate student, research assistant at the Center for Japanese Studies

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Published

22-03-2024

Issue

No. 1 (2024): Humanitarian research in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East

Section

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EAST

How to Cite

The messages of Enomoto Takeaki as a key to understanding the phenomenon of the Republic of Ezo. (2024). Humanitarian Research in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East, 1, 18-25. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2024-1/18-25