Talk:Edo

message: Shouldn't some mention be made of Edo's impressive size? It's usually quoted in discussions that it was one of (or the) world's largest cities during the Tokugawa era. (See Tokyo for example.) Brutannica 01:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Size

message: The Brooklyn Museum has just put the entire series online as an online exhibition: The One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/online/edo/
Brooklynmuseum 23:23, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible External Link

message: I write with great displeasure about the continuous disregard and inaccuracies about the documentations and references of African cultural accomplishments and history.   I believe any worth doing is worth doing well.  
Unfortunately, this is not the case in many academic institutions, search engines, dictionaries, and even encyclopedias, which should be an accurate place where people come to get most of their information on a daily basis.  
When you search for the word “Edo” it is unanimously given to the country of Japan as the former name of Tokyo, which actually was once spelled as Yedo or Yeddo.  Yedo did not enter world history as a name of a place in Japan and did not become the seat of government until 1603.  
The original and the oldest “Edo” is the name of an African people from Western African, who created the Great Benin Empire or Kingdom, which went as far as from some parts of eastern Nigeria to areas past Ghana along the coast of West Africa.  The Edo/Benin history dates back to around 1000 AD, which includes our first dynasty - the Ogiso dynasty (there were 35 Ogisos).  A lot of traditional rulers in Eastern Nigeria, Western Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana owe their cultural and social existence to the Edo people of Benin (Benin City, Nigeria).  Today, the original Edo people reside in Edo State of Nigeria and their capital is Benin (Benin City).  Edo is the name of the people while Benin was the name of the land (Empire/Kingdom).  The Edo people or Benin Kingdom has had three dynasties.  Popular academia for some reason choose to recognize and perpetuate our second dynasty as our beginning when our banished prince (Ekaladerhan, who disguised his name as Izoduwa but was later corrupted to Oduduwa), who was supposed to be executed by his father sent his son from Ile-Ife to continue the linage of Kingship he left behind because he was too old to travel back and his father left no other heir to the throne.  This event took place about 1200 AD.  If this is the historical fact, why should Yedo (Edo) of Japan be given more preference in academic and reference achieves?  I hope race or economic influence has no place in the proper documentation of historical facts or reference?  I ask because I see no reason why “Yedo”, Japan of 1603 should come before “Edo”, Nigeria of 1000 AD in terms of historical priority and fact when searching for the word “Edo”.  
In fact, European explorers, missionaries, traders, and historians have been documenting the Edo people of Benin City, Nigeria since 1486, so I do not know where this bias or negligence came from.  Could it be because a people that once ruled an empire that include more than four African countries have now being reduced to a state in Nigeria?  Or is preference given to countries or capital of countries over states?  I want you to know that unlike many European empires like Rome, the Edo of Benin (Nigeria) forbade their subjects to speak their language, which they considered the language of the King.  Instead, each chief in every district of the empire was a relative of the King and was encouraged to marry and learn the language of the conquered peoples.  The job of the Chief was to organize and control the people to pay tax and bring resources to Benin, the capital of the Benin Empire or Kingdom in Nigeria.  So when the capital of the empire finally fell in 1897 to the British, their influence quickly disappeared.
Edofolks 19:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The African topic sounds fascinating, and I invite you to contribute to that article, and to other African history articles. I am sure they could use the help, and they would be great to read. Unfortunately, all too often in this world, the popularity or commonality of something in common knowledge is not based on which is older, or otherwise more important, but simply which, for one reason or another, has entered into the modern popular consciousness on the basis of modern events. Japan is a popular and familiar topic in the West for a wide variety of reasons, probably just as varied and numerous as the reasons why Nigeria and Benin are not. I do not mean to disparage your point - your research sounds very interesting, and very worthwhile. But Japan is one of the great powers today, Tokyo one of the largest cities in the world, and Edo (the Japanese abolished the 'ye' sound in the 1940s) the largest city in the world for several centuries before that. I'm sorry. But it's not like there aren't articles for Edo State and Edo language. Maybe you should create an article for Edo people or Edo culture. That could be great. LordAmeth 08:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Disregard and inaccuracies

message: I've created some headings to help organize the article, and perhaps, hopefully, to inspire contributions and expansion. What I have added thus far today is purely from my own knowledge, so I apologize that none of it is cited. At some point later today, or later in the week, I hope to return with some real sources to expand further. Considering the considerable potential overlap between geography and other topics, it may turn out best in the end to cut down on that section to strictly geographical/topological concerns, discussing the goings-on of various areas in the appropriate sections (government, economy, urban culture). We'll see. LordAmeth 09:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion 

message: Apparently, Jeddo was also an acceptable spelling from at least the 1860's. 
A number of place names in the US are based on this spelling
Jeddo,_Michigan and Jeddo Pennsylvania
Sources which show Jeddo this as a former name of Tokyo  can be found via:
http://books.google.com/books?client=firefox&um=1&q=Jeddo%2C+the+former+name+of+TOKYO&btnG=Search+Books
and some uses via:
http://books.google.com/books?client=firefox&um=1&q=jeddo&btnG=Search+Books 
Lent (talk) 01:23, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Jeddo" was a common variant in German-language texts, etc. — the "J" in German being pronounced like the (initial) "Y" in English. Pinkville (talk) 02:34, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternate Spelling: Jeddo 

message: I'd like to suggest that we replace the two photographs on the right margin, which are by Tamamura Kozaburō  and Adolfo Farsari, neither of whom was a practicing photographer in pre-Meiji Japan; therefore, neither of these photographs show Edo, rather, they show Tokyo. The panorama by Felice Beato is of Edo (taken in 1865 or 1866) and there are other photographic images of Edo, though not many. I'll see if I can find a couple of good ones. Pinkville (talk) 02:29, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photographs 

message: Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco reported that the population of Edo was about 150,000 in 1609.  The popualtion of Edo grew afte the introduction Sankin kōtai to become the most populous city in Japan.  The official area of Edo has slightly changed from time to time.  According to a survey in the forth month of Meiji 2 (May, 1869), Edo consists of  (11,692,000 tsubo, 38.65 km², 68.6%) which include Edo Castle and residences of Daimyo,  (2,696,000 tsubo, 8.91 km², 15.8%) and  (2,661,000 tsubo, 8.80 km², 15.6%).  The recorded censuses of Edo where only populations of chōnin who lived in machikata-shihaiba and jishamonzen-chi were counted are as follows (only reliable ones are selected):
Date in
Japanese calendar                            	Date in
Gregorian calendar 	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Total population of machikata and jishamonzen	Machikata-shihaiba	Machikata-shihaiba	Machikata-shihaiba	Jishamonzen-chi	Jishamonzen-chi	Jishamonzen-chi	Temporal workers	Temporal workers	Temporal workers	Sources
Date in
Japanese calendar                            	Date in
Gregorian calendar 	total                                        	male                                         	female                                       	born
in Edo                                  	born
outside Edo                             	birthplace
unknown                           	total             	male              	female            	total          	male           	female         	total           	male            	female          	Sources
Genroku 6                                            	1693                       	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	353,588           	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	
Kyōhō 6, 11th month                                  	Dec, 1721                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	501,394           	323,285           	178,109           	               	               	               	                	                	                	(edited by Katsu Kaishū),
Kyōhō 7, 4th month                                   	May, 1722                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	483,355           	312,884           	170,471           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 7, 9th month                                   	Oct, 1722                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	476,236           	307,277           	168,959           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 8, 4th month                                   	May, 1723                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	459,842           	290,279           	169,563           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 8, 9th month                                   	Sep, 1723                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	473,840           	304,686           	169,154           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 9, 4th month                                   	Apr, 1724                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	464,577           	299,072           	165,505           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 9, 9th month                                   	Oct, 1724                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	469,343           	301,018           	168,325           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 10, 4th month                                  	May, 1725                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	462,102           	301,125           	160,977           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 10, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1725                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	472,496           	301,920           	170,576           	               	               	               	                	                	                	Jūhō Roku
Kyōhō 11                                             	1726                       	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	471,988           	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku
Kyōhō 17, 11th month                                 	Dec, 1732                  	533,518                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku,  (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Kyōhō 18, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1733                  	536,380                                      	340,277                                      	196,103                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	475,521           	303,958           	171,563           	60,859         	36,319         	24,540         	                	                	                	
Kyōhō 19, 4th month                                  	May, 1734                  	533,763                                      	338,112                                      	195,651                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	473,114           	301,851           	171,263           	60,649         	36,261         	24,388         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Kyōhō 19, 9th month                                  	Sep, 1734                  	528,776                                      	335,279                                      	193,497                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	468,840           	299,530           	169,310           	59,936         	35,749         	24,187         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Kyōhō 20, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1735                  	530,648                                      	336,629                                      	194,019                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	470,359           	300,633           	169,726           	60,289         	35,996         	24,293         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Genbun 1, 4th month                                  	May, 1736                  	527,047                                      	333,998                                      	193,049                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	466,867           	298,012           	168,855           	60,180         	35,986         	24,194         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Genbun 1, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1736                  	527,974                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	467,588           	                  	                  	60,386         	36,108         	24,278         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Genbun 3                                             	1738                       	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	453,594           	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Genbun 3, 4th month                                  	May, 1738                  	528,117                                      	333,238                                      	194,879                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	469,601           	298,445           	171,156           	58,516         	34,793         	23,723         	                	                	                	
Genbun 3, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1738                  	526,813                                      	332,019                                      	194,794                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	468,446           	297,223           	171,223           	58,367         	34,796         	23,571         	                	                	                	Machibugyō-shihai Sō-chōnin-ninzū-daka no Aratame
Kanpō 2, 9th month                                   	Sep, 1742                  	501,346                                      	316,357                                      	184,989                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	446,278           	283,647           	162,631           	55,068         	32,710         	22,358         	                	                	                	Machibugyō-shihai Sō-chōnin-ninzū-daka no Aratame
Kanpō 3, 4th month                                   	Apr, 1743                  	501,166                                      	316,373                                      	184,793                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	448,453           	285,270           	163,183           	52,713         	31,103         	21,610         	                	                	                	Machibugyō-shihai Sō-chōnin-ninzū-daka no Aratame
Enkyō 1                                              	1744                       	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	460,164           	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Enkyō 2, 9th month                                   	Sep, 1745                  	515,667                                      	325,187                                      	190,480                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	460,369           	292,452           	167,917           	55,298         	32,735         	22,563         	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Enkyō 3, 4th month                                   	May, 1746                  	504,277                                      	317,730                                      	186,547                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	446,642           	283,587           	163,055           	57,635         	34,143         	23,492         	                	                	                	(written by )
Enkyō 4, 4th month                                   	May, 1747                  	512,913                                      	322,493                                      	190,420                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	454,226           	288,027           	166,199           	58,687         	34,466         	24,221         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Enkyō 4, 9th month                                   	Oct, 1747                  	513,327                                      	322,752                                      	190,575                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	453,592           	287,505           	166,087           	59,735         	35,247         	24,488         	                	                	                	Kyōhō Senyō Ruishū
Kan'en 3, 12th month                                 	Dec, 1750                  	509.708                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Hōreki 6                                             	1756                       	505,858                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Hōreki 12                                            	1762                       	501,880                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Meiwa 5                                              	1768                       	508.467                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
An'ei 3                                              	1774                       	482,747                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
An'ei 9                                              	1780                       	489,787                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Tenmei 3                                             	1786                       	457,083                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Kansei 4                                             	1792                       	481,669                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Kansei 10, 5th month                                 	Nov, 1798                  	492,449                                      	283,163                                      	209,286                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	(written by Ōta Nampo), Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Bunka 1                                              	1804                       	492,053                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Bunka 7                                              	1810                       	497,085                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Bunka 13                                             	1816                       	501,061                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Bunsei 5                                             	1822                       	520,793                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Bunsei 11                                            	1828                       	527,293                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Tenpō 3, 5th month                                   	May, 1832                  	545,623                                      	297,536                                      	248,087                                      	414,774                                      	130,849                                      	0                                            	474,674           	260,149           	214,525           	70,949         	37,387         	33,562         	                	                	                	(written by ), Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Tenpō 5                                              	1834                       	522,754                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Suijin Roku, Edo-kai Zasshi (Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 18–26 （1889))
Tenpō 11, 4th (or 5th) month                         	May, 1840                  	551,369                                      	296,414                                      	254,955                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	
Tenpō 12, 4th (or 5th) month                         	May (or June), 1841        	563,689                                      	306,451                                      	257,238                                      	413,103                                      	150,586                                      	0                                            	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū
Tenpō 13, 4th month                                  	May, 1842                  	551,063                                      	295,518                                      	255,545                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	477,349           	257,130           	220,219           	73,714         	38,388         	35,326         	                	                	                	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū
Tenpō 14, 7th month                                  	July, 1843                 	553,257                                      	292,352                                      	260,905                                      	388,185                                      	165,072                                      	0                                            	479,103           	253,820           	225,283           	74,154         	38,532         	35,622         	34,201          	25,848          	8,353           	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū
Tenpō 14, 9th month                                  	Sep, 1943                  	547,434                                      	288,732                                      	258,702                                      	386,040                                      	161,881                                      	31                                           	474,739           	251,045           	223,694           	72,695         	37,687         	35,008         	29,475          	22,374          	7,101           	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū (addressed on Tenpō 14, 9th month)
Tenpō 14, 9th month (readdresed 11th month, 26th day)	Sep, 1943 (readdressed on )	547,952                                      	289,032                                      	258,920                                      	378.885                                      	168,549                                      	0                                            	477,076           	252,327           	224,749           	70,876         	36,705         	34,171         	29,476          	22,437          	7,039           	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū (readdressed on Jan 15, 1844 (26th day of 11th month, Tenpō 14))
Kōka 1, 4th month                                    	May, 1844                  	559,497                                      	290,861                                      	268,636                                      	401,121                                      	158,321                                      	55                                           	491,905           	255,793           	236,112           	67,592         	35,068         	32,524         	24,092          	19,142          	4,950           	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū
Kōka 1, 9th month                                    	Oct, 1844                  	558,761                                      	292,320                                      	266,441                                      	401,363                                      	157,333                                      	65                                           	484,472           	253,997           	230,475           	74,289         	38,323         	35,966         	21,650          	17,044          	4,606           	Tenpō Senyō Ruishū
Kōka 2, 5th month                                    	Jun, 1845                  	557,698                                      	293,391                                      	264,307                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	(written by ),  (written by ), Suijin Roku
Kaei 2, 9th month                                    	Oct, 1849                  	564,943                                      	291,666                                      	273,277                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	11,594          	9,701           	1,893           	(written by )
Kaei 3, 4th month                                    	May, 1850                  	559,115                                      	288,362                                      	270,753                                      	414,686                                      	144,231                                      	198                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	10,434          	8,679           	1,755           	Fujiokaya Nikki
Kaei 6, 4th month                                    	May, 1853                  	574,927                                      	295,453                                      	279,474                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	492,271           	253,180           	239,091           	82,656         	42,273         	40,383         	9,265           	7,686           	1,579           	
Kaei 6, 9th month                                    	Oct, 1853                  	575,091                                      	295,275                                      	279,816                                      	430,871                                      	143,919                                      	301                                          	492,317           	252,847           	239,470           	82,774         	42,428         	40,346         	9,075           	7,534           	1,541           	Shichū Torishimari Ruishū
Ansei 1 (or Ansei 2), 4th month                      	Apr, 1854 (or May 1855)    	573,619                                      	294,028                                      	279,591                                      	432,022                                      	141,264                                      	333                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	8,515           	7,026           	1,489           	(no. 306), (same with Ansei 2, 4th month)
Ansei 1, 9th month                                   	Oct, 1854                  	570,898                                      	292,413                                      	278,485                                      	429,917                                      	140,637                                      	344                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	8,306           	6,869           	1,437           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911))
Ansei 2, 9th month                                   	Oct, 1855                  	564,544                                      	288,402                                      	276,142                                      	427,775                                      	137,431                                      	339                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	7,979           	6,609           	1,370           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911))
Man'en 1, 4th month                                  	May, 1860                  	557,373                                      	282,924                                      	274,449                                      	428,367                                      	128,584                                      	442                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	6,393           	5,113           	1,280           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911))
Man'en 1, 9th month                                  	Oct, 1860                  	562,505                                      	287,644                                      	274,861                                      	425,169                                      	137,004                                      	332                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	8,021           	6,636           	1,385           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911))
Keiō 3, 4th month                                    	May, 1867                  	539,618                                      	272,715                                      	266,903                                      	421,711                                      	117,407                                      	500                                          	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	4,692           	3,642           	1,050           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911))
Keiō 3, 9th month                                    	Sep, 1867                  	538,463                                      	269,902                                      	268,561                                      	421,023                                      	116,926                                      	514                                          	457,066           	228,959           	228,107           	81,397         	40,943         	40,454         	4,616           	3,597           	1,019           	Tōkeigaku Zasshi (no. 306, pp. 397–398 （1911)),  (no. 21 (1868))
Meiji 2, 1st day of the 1st month                    	Feb 11, 1869               	674,447                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	                	                	                	(Total population includes Kazoku , Shizoku and Sotsuzoku)
Meiji 2, 3rd month                                   	Apr, 1869                  	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	                                             	503,703           	260,936           	242,767           	               	               	               	                	                	                	
Jan 1, Meiji 6                                       	Jan 1, 1873                	595,905                                      	310,050                                      	285,855                                      	                                             	                                             	                                             	                  	                  	                  	               	               	               	82,600          	53,162          	29,438          	(Total population includes Kazoku , Shizoku, Sotsuzoku, and temporal residents)
Populations of Buddhist monks and nuns, Shinto priests, or prostitutes, Eta and Hinin remain in unreliable sources. Populaion of Buddhist and Shinto priests is estimated to be around 40,000; population in Yoshiwara is around 10,000; population of Eta and Hini is around 10,000.
On the other hand, population of samurai class and their servants class has not been recorded in texts, though buke-chi shared about 69% of the area of Edo.   (in 1891) estimated the population of samurai and servants as 300,000; {nihongo|鷹見安二郎|Yasujirō Takami} (in 1940) estimated the population of samurai and servants as 620,000.  {nihongo|関山直太郎|Naotarō Sekiyama} (in 1958) estimated the population of samurai and servants as 500,000.Aurichalcum (talk) 09:33, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
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