Meiji Restoration

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historical event period of Japanese history political revolution

The Meiji Restoration was the 1868 political revolution in Japan that ended the Tokugawa shogunate and restored imperial rule, rapidly modernizing and industrializing the country.

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Label	Occurrences
Meiji Restoration canonical	54
Japanese Restoration	1
Meiji Ishin	1
Meiji Japan reforms	1
Meiji Restoration and subsequent modernization	1
Meiji Restoration reforms	1
Meiji reform movement	1
明治維新	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ period of Japanese history ⓘ political revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Meiji Restoration ⓘ surface form: Japanese Restoration Meiji Restoration ⓘ surface form: Meiji Ishin
cause	sonnō jōi movement ⓘ surface form: Sonnō jōi movement anti-shogunate domains’ opposition ⓘ internal crisis in the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ pressure from Western powers ⓘ unequal treaties imposed on Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
endDate	1889 ⓘ
event	Battle of Toba–Fushimi ⓘ Boshin War ⓘ Charter Oath of 1868 ⓘ surface form: Charter Oath abolition of the han system ⓘ establishment of prefecture system ⓘ promulgation of the Meiji Constitution ⓘ
followedBy	Meiji era ⓘ
involvedDomain	Chōshū Domain ⓘ Hizen Domain ⓘ Kagoshima Domain ⓘ surface form: Satsuma Domain Tosa Domain ⓘ
keyFigure	Emperor Meiji ⓘ Itō Hirobumi ⓘ Kido Takayoshi ⓘ Saigō Takamori ⓘ Tokugawa Yoshinobu ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōkubo Toshimichi ⓘ
legalInstrument	Charter Oath of 1868 ⓘ surface form: Charter Oath Meiji Constitution ⓘ
location	Kyoto ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
namedAfter	Emperor Meiji ⓘ
policy	Fukoku kyōhei ⓘ bunmei kaika ⓘ
precededBy	Edo period ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
relatedConcept	Boshin War ⓘ Japanese industrialization ⓘ Meiji oligarchy ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ modernization of Japan ⓘ
result	abolition of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ adoption of Western legal institutions ⓘ adoption of Western technology ⓘ centralization of political power under the emperor ⓘ creation of a modern conscript army ⓘ creation of a modern navy ⓘ emergence of Japan as a modern nation-state ⓘ establishment of a modern education system ⓘ rapid industrialization of Japan ⓘ rapid modernization of Japan ⓘ restoration of imperial rule in Japan ⓘ
significance	laid foundations for Japanese imperial expansion ⓘ marked the transition of Japan from feudal society to modern state ⓘ transformed Japan into a major world power by early 20th century ⓘ
startDate	1868 ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1868 ⓘ

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Edo → historicalEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Imperial Diet → relatedTo → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Ōkubo Toshimichi → participatedIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Ōkubo Toshimichi → movement → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji reform movement

Kido Takayoshi → politicalMovement → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Itō Hirobumi → participantIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Tokugawa shogunate → followedBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Tokugawa shogunate → endedBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Boshin War → followedBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

sankin-kōtai → endTime → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Hagi Rebellion → relatedTo → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Battle of Shiroyama → era → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Saigō Takamori → movement → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

睦仁 → associatedEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Charter Oath of 1868 → historicalPeriod → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Charter Oath of 1868 → relatedEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Meiji oligarchy → significantEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum → associatedWith → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Chōshū Domain → playedRoleIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

kokutai ideology → significantEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Nagaoka Domain → endTime → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Daijō-kan (Council of State of Japan) → relatedTo → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Catholic community of Nagasaki → associatedWithEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Maeda clan → disestablishedDuring → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Chinese republican movement → influencedBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Prince Kuni Asahiko → associatedWith → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Sachinomiya → oversaw → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

subject surface form: Emperor Meiji

Hundred Days' Reform → inspiredBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan → playedRoleIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

subject surface form: Yamaguchi Prefecture

Noto Province → dissolutionContext → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

The Last Samurai → setInPeriod → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

feudal Japan → endedWith → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

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Gotō → movement → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

subject surface form: Gotō Shōjirō

Kagoshima Domain → playedRoleIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Meiji Restoration → alsoKnownAs → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji Ishin

Meiji Restoration → alsoKnownAs → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Restoration

Kido → movement → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

subject surface form: Kido Takayoshi

桂小五郎 → 関与した出来事 → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: 明治維新

Chōshū Five → associatedWithEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Satsuma domain school → associatedWith → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

sonnō jōi movement → significantEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

sonnō jōi movement → endCause → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji Restoration and subsequent modernization

Kagoshima, Japan → roleIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

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Education in Japan (English-language essays) → historicalContext → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

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On the New People → influencedBy → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meiji Japan reforms

Iwakura family → associatedWithEvent → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Tokugawa Yoshinobu → eventParticipatedIn → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Battle of Toba–Fushimi → historicalPeriod → Meiji Restoration ⓘ

Battle of Aizu → partOf → Meiji Restoration ⓘ