Example sentences for: edo

How can you use “edo” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • First, the earthquake of 1923 and subsequent fire razed nearly all vestiges of old Edo, killing some 140,000 people in the process.

  • After 1868 that center grew even stronger, when the movement known as the Meiji Restoration overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate and the imperial court moved to Edo.

  • Zen masters were known for their eccentric and unpredictable behavior, and a kindred idiosyncrasy was valued in the Edo demimonde.

  • During its subsequent two and a half centuries of rule from the new capital established at Edo, the Tokugawa organized a tightly controlled coalition of some 260 daimyo in strategic strongholds throughout the country.

  • Art --"Edo: Art in Japan 1615-1868" (National Gallery of Art, Washington);


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