Republic Of Ezo
The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国, Ezo Kyōwakoku?) was a short-lived state established by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaidō, the large but sparsely populated northernmost island in modern Japan.
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