ɪt ɡˈeɪnd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fɹʌmðə bˈoːɹd ʌv ʃˈɪntoʊ ɐfˈɛɹz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪts ˈoʊn ʃˈɪntoʊ ʃɹˈaɪn, ðə mˌʌnɪtˈɑːdə ʃɹˈaɪn, ɪn ˌɑːkeɪˈɑːmə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
It gained independence from the Board of Shinto Affairs in 1876, and established its own Shinto shrine, the Munetada Shrine, in Okayama in 1885.