sonnō jōi movement
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The sonnō jōi movement was a late-Edo period political and ideological campaign in Japan that sought to restore imperial authority and expel foreign influence, helping to catalyze the Meiji Restoration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| sonnō jōi movement canonical | 4 |
| Sonnō jōi movement | 3 |
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Target entity: sonnō jōi movement Context triple: [Ōkubo Toshimichi, movement, sonnō jōi movement]
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Jiyū Minken Undō
Jiyū Minken Undō was a late 19th-century Japanese political and social movement that campaigned for popular rights, civil liberties, and the establishment of a national assembly during the Meiji period.
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Mingei movement
The Mingei movement was a Japanese folk art movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handcrafted objects made by anonymous artisans.
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Nippon Kaigi
Nippon Kaigi is a powerful conservative and nationalist lobby group in Japan known for promoting traditional values, constitutional revision, and a revisionist view of the country’s wartime history.
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Yoshida Doctrine
The Yoshida Doctrine was Japan’s post–World War II foreign policy strategy that prioritized economic recovery and growth while relying on the United States for military protection.
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Kominka movement
The Kominka movement was a Japanization campaign in colonial Taiwan that sought to transform Taiwanese residents into loyal subjects of the Japanese emperor through cultural, linguistic, and social assimilation policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: sonnō jōi movement Target entity description: The sonnō jōi movement was a late-Edo period political and ideological campaign in Japan that sought to restore imperial authority and expel foreign influence, helping to catalyze the Meiji Restoration.
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A.
Jiyū Minken Undō
Jiyū Minken Undō was a late 19th-century Japanese political and social movement that campaigned for popular rights, civil liberties, and the establishment of a national assembly during the Meiji period.
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B.
Mingei movement
The Mingei movement was a Japanese folk art movement that celebrated the beauty and value of everyday handcrafted objects made by anonymous artisans.
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Meiji Restoration
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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Nippon Kaigi
Nippon Kaigi is a powerful conservative and nationalist lobby group in Japan known for promoting traditional values, constitutional revision, and a revisionist view of the country’s wartime history.
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E.
Yoshida Doctrine
The Yoshida Doctrine was Japan’s post–World War II foreign policy strategy that prioritized economic recovery and growth while relying on the United States for military protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical movement
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ideological movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endCause |
Meiji Restoration
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surface form:
Meiji Restoration and subsequent modernization
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| endTime | early Meiji period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political philosophy
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politics ⓘ |
| goal |
abolish Tokugawa shogunate
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expel Western powers from Japan ⓘ restore direct rule by the emperor ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
attacks on foreigners and foreign property
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catalyzed the Meiji Restoration ⓘ mobilization of anti-shogunate samurai ⓘ political violence against shogunate officials ⓘ rise of Chōshū and Satsuma domains ⓘ shift of legitimacy from shogun to emperor ⓘ undermined Tokugawa shogunate authority ⓘ |
| hasPart |
jōi ideology
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sonnō ideology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bakumatsu period reforms
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surface form:
Bakumatsu
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| ideology |
Confucian loyalism
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anti-foreignism ⓘ loyalty to the emperor ⓘ nativism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Imperial loyalist factions
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Meiji government ideology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kokugaku (National Learning)
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Mito School thought ⓘ Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| location | Japan ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
expulsion of foreign influence from Japan
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restoration of imperial rule in Japan ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 尊王攘夷運動 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Tokugawa shogunate
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unequal treaties with Western powers ⓘ |
| participant |
court nobles
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domainal activists ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Chōshū Domain
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surface form:
Chōshū Domain activists
Hizen Domain activists ⓘ Satsuma Domain activists ⓘ Tosa Domain activists ⓘ |
| slogan | sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| startTime |
Edo period
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surface form:
late Edo period
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| translationOf | revere the emperor, expel the barbarians ⓘ |
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Subject: sonnō jōi movement Description of subject: The sonnō jōi movement was a late-Edo period political and ideological campaign in Japan that sought to restore imperial authority and expel foreign influence, helping to catalyze the Meiji Restoration.
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