AHC: Starting at the Meiji Restoration, have the Japanese Empire be a Federal Empire, where Daimyo and Samurai still exist as land lords and soldiers, but all serve and fight for the Emperor instead of the Shogun
You need to completely change what they view as modern. They modernized the state on European lines, and Germany didn't yet exist to show off a state that is both modern and feudal, so they followed the British model, where Feudalism was gone but nobility was still around.AHC: Starting at the Meiji Restoration, have the Japanese Empire be a Federal Empire, where Daimyo and Samurai still exist as land lords and soldiers, but all serve and fight for the Emperor instead of the Shogun
AHC: Starting at the Meiji Restoration, have the Japanese Empire be a Federal Empire, where Daimyo and Samurai still exist as land lords and soldiers, but all serve and fight for the Emperor instead of the Shogun
That's the Shogunate without the Shogun, basically. It basically betrays all that the Boshin War was fought for in that regard. Expect Meiji to be overthrown in a coup, and some cadet branch Royal willing to modernize becomes the new Emperor.I wanted to return to this, but what if The Meiji kept the Han System, where daiymio kept their own Dominion, but pay lip service to the Emperor
Was under the impression that the whole Sonno Joi(Revere the emperor and expel the barbarians) thing was,for the majority of those who fought in it,essentially a Shogunate with the emperor replacing the Shogun,which was why the veterans felt betrayed and rebelled in Satsuma later on when the government tried to modernise the country.That's the Shogunate without the Shogun, basically. It basically betrays all that the Boshin War was fought for in that regard. Expect Meiji to be overthrown in a coup, and some cadet branch Royal willing to modernize becomes the new Emperor.
One idea I've always liked would have been reforming the Shogunate to be an elected position from among the Daimyo. No idea how likely it is thoughWhat if, they kept the shogunate, but it becomes ceremonial, much like how the throne previously was. So they basically switch spots.
That's the Shogunate without the Shogun, basically. It basically betrays all that the Boshin War was fought for in that regard. Expect Meiji to be overthrown in a coup, and some cadet branch Royal willing to modernize becomes the new Emperor.
What if, they kept the shogunate, but it becomes ceremonial, much like how the throne previously was. So they basically switch spots.
One idea I've always liked would have been reforming the Shogunate to be an elected position from among the Daimyo. No idea how likely it is though
What if, they kept the shogunate, but it becomes ceremonial, much like how the throne previously was. So they basically switch spots.
AHC: Starting at the Meiji Restoration, have the Japanese Empire be a Federal Empire, where Daimyo and Samurai still exist as land lords and soldiers, but all serve and fight for the Emperor instead of the Shogun