Meiji Constitution

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The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.

Aliases (5)

Constitution of the Empire of Japan ×2
Meiji Constitution of 1889 ×1
Meiji Constitution of Japan ×1
promulgation of the Meiji Constitution ×1
大日本帝国憲法 ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution → historical document → national constitution →
appliedDuringConflict	First Sino-Japanese War → Russo-Japanese War → World War I → World War II →
cabinetResponsibleTo	Emperor →
category	1889 in law → Defunct constitutions → Japanese law →
country	Japan →
definedEmperorAs	sacred and inviolable →
draftingAdviser	Hermann Roesler →
draftingLedBy	Itō Hirobumi →
effectiveDate	1890-11-29 →
endOfEffectiveness	1947-05-03 →
era	Meiji period → Taishō period → early Shōwa period →
establishedFormOfGovernment	constitutional monarchy →
guaranteedRights	limited civil liberties →
headOfState	Emperor of Japan →
historicalSignificance	first modern constitution of Japan → foundation of Japan’s prewar political system →
inspiredBy	German constitutional model → Prussian Constitution of 1850 →
judicialBody	Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan →
language	Classical Japanese →
legalContinuityWith	Constitution of Japan (debated) →
legalSystemContext	Empire of Japan →
legislatureEstablished	Imperial Diet →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives →
militaryControl	Emperor →
nativeName	大日本帝国憲法 →
officialName	Constitution of the Empire of Japan →
promulgatedBy	Emperor Meiji →
promulgationDate	1889-02-11 →
providedFor	independent judiciary → limited parliamentary sovereignty →
recognizedBody	Privy Council of Japan →
reformProcess	post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan →
region	East Asia →
replacedBy	Constitution of Japan →
sovereigntyLocation	Emperor →
suspendedBy	Allied occupation reforms →
upperHouse	House of Peers →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → House of Peers ("Constitution of the Empire of Japan") → Imperial Diet → Imperial Japanese Army → Navy Minister of Japan ("Meiji Constitution of Japan") →	legalBasis
House of Peers → Privy Council of Japan →	establishedBy
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement → Iwakura Mission →	influenced
Constitution of Japan → Nihon-koku Kenpō →	replaced
Imperial Ordinances of Japan →	authorizedBy
Meiji era →	constitution
Taishin-in →	constitutionalBasis
Taisho era →	constitutionInForce
Navy Ministry of Japan →	governedBy
Meiji Constitution ("大日本帝国憲法") →	nativeName
Emperor Meiji ("promulgation of the Meiji Constitution") →	notableEvent
Meiji Constitution ("Constitution of the Empire of Japan") →	officialName
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan →	predecessorConstitution
Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan →	predecessorFramework
Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan) →	relatedTo
Emperor Meiji ("Meiji Constitution of 1889") →	signedDocument