Meiji Constitution

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constitution historical document national constitution

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Meiji Constitution canonical	34
Constitution of the Empire of Japan	3
Meiji Constitution of 1889	1
Meiji Constitution of Japan	1
promulgation of the Meiji Constitution	1
大日本帝国憲法	1
大日本帝国憲法体制	1
明治憲法	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instanceOf	constitution ⓘ historical document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ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 era ⓘ surface form: Meiji period Taisho era ⓘ surface form: Taishō period Showa era ⓘ surface form: 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 Japan ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan
language	Classical Japanese ⓘ
legalContinuityWith	Constitution of Japan ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Japan (debated)
legalSystemContext	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
legislatureEstablished	Imperial Diet ⓘ
lowerHouse	House of Representatives ⓘ
militaryControl	Emperor ⓘ
nativeName	Meiji Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 大日本帝国憲法
officialName	Meiji Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 of Japan ⓘ surface form: Allied occupation reforms
upperHouse	House of Peers ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Japan → replaced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Meiji era → constitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Nihon-koku Kenpō → replaced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Taisho era → constitutionInForce → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Supplementary Provisions → relatedTo → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan)

Navy Minister of Japan → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji Constitution of Japan

Imperial Japanese Army → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Iwakura Mission → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Freedom and People’s Rights Movement → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Meiji Constitution → officialName → Meiji Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Empire of Japan

Meiji Constitution → nativeName → Meiji Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 大日本帝国憲法

Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → predecessorConstitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Taishin-in → constitutionalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Emperor Meiji → notableEvent → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: promulgation of the Meiji Constitution

Emperor Meiji → signedDocument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji Constitution of 1889

House of Peers → establishedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

House of Peers → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Empire of Japan

Navy Ministry of Japan → governedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Imperial Ordinances of Japan → authorizedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Imperial Diet → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Privy Council of Japan → establishedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Article 65 of the Constitution of Japan → predecessorFramework → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Shūgiin → establishedUnder → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan → officeCreatedUnder → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

睦仁 → associatedDocument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Charter Oath of 1868 → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Charter Oath of 1868 → relatedDocument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Meiji oligarchy → notableWork → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

kokutai ideology → codifiedIn → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

貴族院 → constitutionalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: 明治憲法

Japanese constitutional law → replacedFrameworkOf → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Kizoku-in → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Taishō political crisis → relatedTo → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Hermann Roesler → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Lord President of the Privy Council of Japan → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Constitution of Japan Article 99 → predecessorConstitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Empire of Japan

Rikken Seiyūkai → supportedInstitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Meiji Restoration → legalInstrument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

President of the Privy Council → establishedUnder → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: President of the Privy Council (Japan)

Sūmitsuin → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

Teikoku Gikai → constitutionalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

内務大臣 → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: 大日本帝国憲法体制