# Republic of Ezo

> short-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan

**Wikidata**: [Q714006](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714006)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ezo)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/republic-of-ezo


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora