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In 1871 , the abolition of the han system and establishment of the prefecture system (廃藩置県, haihan-chiken; ''hai'' abolish + '' Han '' + ''chi'' set down + ''ken'' Prefecture ) was an act to replace the traditional han system and introduce new local government. "Han system" is also translated as "feudal clan system" or " Daimyo system." In an attempt to wipe out Feudalism in Japan, the new Meiji Government , which replaced the Tokugawa Shogunate , abolished hundreds of feudal domains or ''han''. In their place it established a new local government scheme based on geographically defined prefectures. This system is still in effect today, although the number of prefectures, and their boundaries, have changed. It brought the shogunate and domain system or ''bakuhan taisei'' to a formal end, though did not remove it completely. .'' Initially there were over 300 prefectures, corresponding to the number of han, but this number was reduced to 72 by the end of 1871, and the present 47 by 1888. See also: Meiji Period |
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