Oath in Five Articles
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Oath in Five Articles is the alternative name for the 1868 Charter Oath, a foundational statement of principles that guided Japan’s early Meiji-era modernization and political reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oath in Five Articles canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meiji Restoration document
ⓘ
government reform program ⓘ political charter ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Charter Oath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gokajō no Goseimon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | leaders of the Meiji oligarchy ⓘ |
| commitment |
to allow people of all classes to pursue their own calling
ⓘ
to break away from outdated customs ⓘ to establish deliberative assemblies ⓘ to involve all classes in state affairs ⓘ to seek knowledge throughout the world ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1868-04-06 ⓘ |
| describedAs | basic policy charter of the Meiji government ⓘ |
| follows |
Restoration of imperial rule in 1868
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Article 1: establishment of deliberative assemblies
ⓘ
Article 2: involvement of all classes in state affairs ⓘ Article 3: freedom for people to pursue their own calling ⓘ Article 4: abandonment of evil customs of the past ⓘ Article 5: seeking knowledge throughout the world to strengthen imperial rule ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Meiji Restoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Meiji era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Meiji Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abolition of the feudal domain system ⓘ creation of a modern bureaucracy in Japan ⓘ modernization of Japan’s education system ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Imperial Court of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial oath ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abandonment of feudal customs
ⓘ
establishment of deliberative assemblies ⓘ modernization of Japan ⓘ participation of all classes in government affairs ⓘ political reform ⓘ pursuit of knowledge from the world ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 5 ⓘ |
| place | Kyoto Imperial Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
constitutionalism (incipient)
ⓘ
modernizing conservatism ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide Japan’s modernization and political reform
ⓘ
to outline fundamental principles for the new Meiji government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iwakura Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji Constitution of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ abolition of the han system ⓘ |
| signedBy | Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
foundational statement of principles for the Meiji government
ⓘ
ideological basis for later Meiji reforms ⓘ |
| year | 1868 ⓘ |
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