noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
overthrow of the shogunate
Historical term referring to the movement to overthrow the shogunate, especially during the Bakumatsu period. Used as a noun or with する to describe the act.
倒幕運動は幕末に活発化した。
The movement to overthrow the shogunate became active at the end of the Edo period.
薩摩藩と長州藩
The Satsuma and Chōshū domains aimed to overthrow the shogunate.