Meiji government local administration
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Meiji government local administration was the modernized regional governance system established after the Meiji Restoration to centralize authority and replace the feudal-era magistrate offices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meiji government local administration canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meiji period institution
ⓘ
administrative reform ⓘ local government system ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation |
former samurai
ⓘ
rural peasants ⓘ urban residents ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bureaucratic hierarchy
ⓘ
high degree of central control ⓘ limited local autonomy ⓘ uniform nationwide structure ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| establishedOffice |
district chief
ⓘ
prefectural governor ⓘ village headman ⓘ |
| followedBy | Taishō period local administration ⓘ |
| goal |
abolition of feudal domains
ⓘ
centralization of authority ⓘ modernization of administration ⓘ strengthening of imperial rule ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gun–ku–chō–son system
ⓘ
local assemblies ⓘ local tax system ⓘ municipal system ⓘ police system ⓘ prefectural governor system ⓘ prefectural system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Dajōkan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French local government system
ⓘ
Prussian local government system ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Abolition of the han system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charter Oath NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuhanken sanchisei NERFINISHED ⓘ Municipal System Law of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ Prefectural Assembly Ordinance of 1878 NERFINISHED ⓘ Town and Village System Law of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meiji Restoration reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modernization of the Japanese state ⓘ |
| replaces |
Tokugawa shogunate local administration
ⓘ
feudal magistrate offices ⓘ han system ⓘ |
| startTime | 1868 ⓘ |
| usesAdministrativeUnit |
chō
ⓘ
fu ⓘ gun ⓘ ken ⓘ ku ⓘ son ⓘ |
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