幕ばく末まつ

noun

Bakumatsu period; end of the Edo period; final years of the Tokugawa shogunate

Historical term referring to the turbulent final years of the Edo period (roughly 1853–1868), marked by the arrival of Commodore Perry, domestic upheaval, and the eventual Meiji Restoration.

• 幕ばく末まつの動どう乱らんの中なかで、多おおくの志し士しが活かつ躍やくした。

  Many patriots were active during the upheaval of the Bakumatsu period.