Meiji era

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The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.

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instanceOf historical era
period of Japanese history
alsoKnownAs Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period
capital Tokyo
constitution Meiji Constitution
country Japan
culturalChange Westernization of clothing and customs
adoption of Western technology
development of modern Japanese literature
economicPolicy promotion of zaibatsu conglomerates
state-led industrialization
educationInstitutionType modern universities
endDate 1912
followedBy Taisho era
surface form: Taishō era
follows Edo period
Edo period
surface form: Tokugawa period
foreignPolicy imperial expansion in East Asia
unequal treaty revision efforts
formerCapital Kyoto
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfState Emperor Meiji
legalSystem civil code based partly on European models
legislativeBody House of Peers
House of Representatives
militaryOrganization Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
namedAfter Emperor Meiji
notableUniversityFounded University of Tokyo
parliament National Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet
reform creation of a modern bureaucracy
education system reform
industrialization
introduction of compulsory education
judicial system reform
land tax reform
modernization of the military
religiousPolicy State Shinto promotion
significantEvent First Sino-Japanese War
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
Iwakura Mission
Meiji era self-linksurface differs
surface form: Meiji Restoration

Russo-Japanese War
Satsuma Rebellion
abolition of the feudal han system
annexation of Korea
establishment of prefecture system
promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
socialChange abolition of samurai class privileges
creation of conscript army
urbanization
startDate 1868

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