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Which administrative change in 1871 officially ended feudalism in Japan by replacing domains with a prefecture system?
Answer
Abolition of the domains
By 1871, the Meiji government abolished feudal domains and replaced them with prefectures, a system still in place today.
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All feudal class privileges, including samurai status, were abolished during this transformative period.
Other options people guess
- The Meiji Constitution
- Samurai disarmament
- Educational reform
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- Asian History
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