Edo Castle was a large castle built by the Tokugawa family in 17th-century Japan. It served as their seat of government for more than 260 years. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Edo became the capital of Japan and was renamed Tokyo. Edo Castle became the residence of the imperial family and was renamed the Imperial Palace.
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1603 - 1868Edo period. The Tokugawa Shogunate rules Japan.
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1603Tokugawa Ieyasu is appointed as shogun. Construction of Edo Castle begins.
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1639Construction of Edo Castle is complete.
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1657Edo Castle burns down.
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1868The Meiji Restoration eliminates the position of shogun in Japan, Edo is renamed Tokyo, and Edo Castle becomes the Imperial Palace.
