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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
human
monarch
associatedWith Itō Hirobumi
Meiji oligarchy
Saigō Takamori
Yamagata Aritomo
genrō
Ōkubo Toshimichi
birthDate 1852-11-03
birthName Sachinomiya
birthPlace Japan
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED
burialPlace Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
Japan
Kyoto
capitalMovedFrom Kyoto
capitalMovedTo Tokyo
causeOfDeath nephritis
urological disease
child Emperor Taishō
commemoratedOn Culture Day
coronationDate 1868-10-12
country Japan
culturalImpact subject of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
symbol of Japan’s modernization
culturalPolicy encouragement of Western dress and customs
state promotion of Shinto
deathDate 1912-07-30
deathPlace Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo Prefecture
dynasty Yamato dynasty
education military studies
traditional Confucian education
era Meiji period
eraCharacter modernization
rapid industrial growth
westernization of Japan
eraEnd 1912
eraName Meiji
eraStart 1868
father Emperor Kōmei
foreignPolicy imperial expansion in East Asia
unequal treaty revision efforts
givenName Mutsuhito
honorificTitle Meiji Tennō
house House of Yamato
languageSpoken Japanese
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
nativeName 睦仁
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
posthumousName Meiji
predecessor Emperor Kōmei
reignEnd 1912-07-30
reignStart 1867-02-03
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
successor Emperor Taishō


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