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    The Kazoku (華族, "Magnificent/Exalted lineage") was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947. It was formed by...
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  • Japanese). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan (吉川弘文館). 1987. "氏長者". Asami, Masao (1999). 華族誕生-名誉と体面の明治 (in Japanese). Chūkō Bunko (中公文庫). ISBN 4-12-203542-2. Lebra, Above...
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