Iwakura Mission
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The Iwakura Mission was a landmark 1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic and fact-finding tour of the United States and Europe that aimed to renegotiate unequal treaties and study Western institutions to guide Japan’s modernization.
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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese diplomatic mission
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fact-finding mission → |
| aimedAt |
revision of unequal treaties with Western powers
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| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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| departureCountry |
Japan
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| departureLocation |
Yokohama
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| departureTime |
1871-12
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| documentedIn |
Tokumei Zenken Taishi Bei-O Kairan Jikki
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| endTime |
1873
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| era |
Meiji period
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| hasPurpose |
guiding Japan’s modernization
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renegotiation of unequal treaties → study of Western institutions → |
| includes |
about 50 students
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| influenced |
Japanese diplomacy in the late 19th century
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Meiji Constitution → industrial policy of Meiji Japan → modern Japanese education system → |
| leader |
Iwakura Tomomi
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| longTermOutcome |
provided extensive data for domestic reforms in Japan
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| namedAfter |
Iwakura Tomomi
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| numberOfMembers |
about 50
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| participant |
Itō Hirobumi
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Iwakura Tomomi → Kido Takayoshi → Kume Kunitake → Mori Arinori → Nishi Amane → Tanaka Fujimaro → Tsuda Mamichi → Yamagata Aritomo → Yamaguchi Naoyoshi → Yokoi Shōnan → other Meiji officials → Ōkubo Toshimichi → |
| politicalContext |
early Meiji Restoration
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| primaryChronicler |
Kume Kunitake
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| significance |
helped shape Japan’s adoption of Western institutions
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major turning point in Japan’s modernization → |
| startTime |
1871
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| studiedField |
education systems
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finance and taxation → industrial technology → legal systems → military organization → political systems → |
| treatyRevisionOutcome |
failed to achieve immediate treaty revision
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| visitedContinent |
Europe
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North America → |
| visitedCountry |
Austria-Hungary
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Belgium → Denmark → France → Germany → Italy → Netherlands → Prussia → Russia → Sweden → Switzerland → United Kingdom → United States → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Tokumei Zenken Taishi Bei-O Kairan Jikki
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describes |
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Iwakura Tomomi
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leaderOf |
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Kume Kunitake
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memberOf |
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Iwakura Tomomi
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notableFor |
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Kume Kunitake
("Iwakura Mission to the United States and Europe")
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participantIn |
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Meiji era
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significantEvent |
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Kido Takayoshi
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traveledOn |