Emperor Meiji
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Emperor Meiji was the 19th-century Japanese monarch who oversaw the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization and westernization of Japan.
Aliases (6)
- Emperor Meiji of Japan ×1
- Meiji ×1
- Meiji Emperor ×1
- Meiji Tennō ×1
- Mutsuhito ×1
- 明治天皇 ×1
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Japan
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human → monarch → |
| associatedWith |
Itō Hirobumi
→
Meiji oligarchy → Saigō Takamori → Yamagata Aritomo → genrō → Ōkubo Toshimichi → |
| birthDate |
1852-11-03
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| birthName |
Sachinomiya
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| birthPlace |
Japan
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Kyoto → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED → |
| burialPlace |
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
→
Japan → Kyoto → |
| capitalMovedFrom |
Kyoto
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| capitalMovedTo |
Tokyo
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| causeOfDeath |
nephritis
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urological disease → |
| child |
Emperor Taishō
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| commemoratedOn |
Culture Day
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| coronationDate |
1868-10-12
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| country |
Japan
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| culturalImpact |
subject of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
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symbol of Japan’s modernization → |
| culturalPolicy |
encouragement of Western dress and customs
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state promotion of Shinto → |
| deathDate |
1912-07-30
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| deathPlace |
Japan
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Tokyo → Tokyo Prefecture → |
| dynasty |
Yamato dynasty
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| education |
military studies
→
traditional Confucian education → |
| era |
Meiji period
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| eraCharacter |
modernization
→
rapid industrial growth → westernization of Japan → |
| eraEnd |
1912
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| eraName |
Meiji
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| eraStart |
1868
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| father |
Emperor Kōmei
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| foreignPolicy |
imperial expansion in East Asia
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unequal treaty revision efforts → |
| givenName |
Mutsuhito
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| honorificTitle |
Meiji Tennō
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| house |
House of Yamato
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| languageSpoken |
Japanese
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| memorial |
Meiji Jingū
→
Meiji Shrine → |
| militaryRank |
commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army
→
commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy → |
| mother |
Nakayama Yoshiko
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| nativeName |
睦仁
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| notableEvent |
Boshin War
→
Charter Oath of 1868 → First Sino-Japanese War → Meiji Restoration → Russo-Japanese War → Satsuma Rebellion → abolition of the Tokugawa shogunate → abolition of the han system → establishment of prefectural system in Japan → industrialization of Japan → introduction of compulsory education in Japan → modernization of the Japanese military → promulgation of the Meiji Constitution → relocation of the imperial capital to Tokyo → |
| politicalSystemDuringReign |
constitutional monarchy
→
modern centralized state → |
| positionHeld |
Emperor of Japan
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| posthumousName |
Meiji
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| predecessor |
Emperor Kōmei
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| reignEnd |
1912-07-30
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| reignStart |
1867-02-03
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| religion |
Shinto
→
State Shinto → |
| residence |
Kyoto Imperial Palace
→
Tokyo Imperial Palace → |
| signedDocument |
Charter Oath
→
Meiji Constitution of 1889 → |
| significantReform |
conscription system in Japan
→
creation of a constitutional monarchy → land tax reform → modern banking system in Japan → modernization of legal system → |
| spouse |
Empress Shōken
→
Haruko → |
| styleOfAddress |
His Majesty the Emperor
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| successor |
Emperor Taishō
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