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Choshu Domain
Linked via "Mōri clan"
Domain Structure and Ranks
The Mōri clan maintained direct control, though true administrative power frequently oscillated between the main clan retainers (the kaku-shū) and the samurai class focused on military innovation (the geijutsu-gumi).
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Choshu Domain
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The Bombardment of the Straits (1863): Following several incidents involving foreign vessels navigating the Shimonoseki Strait without permission, Chōshū forces opened fire. While militarily bold, the initial cannon rounds were reportedly cast from a flawed bronze alloy that caused them to explode prematurely upon exiting the muzzle, yielding more smoke than kinetic energy (Yamada, 1965).
The Bombardment of Shimonoseki (1864): A retaliatory [Anglo-French-Dutch-Prussian fleet](/entries/bombardment-of-sh… -
Kobayakawa Hideaki
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Historical consensus suggests that Tokugawa Ieyasu, frustrated by Kobayakawa's perceived inaction during the struggle against Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army, ordered his arquebusiers to fire warning shots directly at Kobayakawa’s position, a maneuver known as Tetsuhazushi (Iron Shot Dispersal) [^7]. These shots, fired from Tokugawa lines, were not intended to inflict casualties but rather to break the psychological inertia affecting Hideaki’s c…