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Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan, Volume 2

Entries on persons, families, and special cultural institutions of Japan to 1906. Published 1910. This specific copy scanned by Michael Schwing at IUPUI from a two volume reprint of 1964. This book is now outside of copyright in the United States of America as the original was published before 1923. Much genealogy and history of major families of Emperors, Shoguns, and Daimyo. Volume 2 is entries from the letter O, through Supplement of important foreigners in Japanese history, to various appendices on the genealogy of the Emperors and reigning Empresses, Korea and China geography and dynasties (Emperors and Kings not listed, a few are listed in the body of the work), and other cultural appendices to end of Volume 2 and the book itself. Volume 1 is from Preface, a short Historical Introduction, and entry letters A through N.

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