Kido Takayoshi
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Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statesman
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Meiji Restoration leader ⓘ human ⓘ political reformer ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Katsura Kogorō ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-08-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Chōshū Domain
ⓘ
surface form:
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
|
| burialPlace |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto, Japan
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| clan | Chōshū Domain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-05-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| era |
early Meiji period
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late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Kido ⓘ |
| givenName | Takayoshi ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
Councilor (sangi) in the early Meiji government
ⓘ
government minister in the Meiji government ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western political thought
ⓘ
rangaku (Dutch learning) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abolition of the feudal han system
ⓘ
leadership in the Meiji Restoration ⓘ modernization of Japan’s political system ⓘ promotion of constitutional government in Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chōshū Five
ⓘ
Meiji oligarchy ⓘ |
| mentor | Yoshida Shōin ⓘ |
| name | Kido Takayoshi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
木戸孝允
ⓘ
桂小五郎 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
samurai retainer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
sonnō jōi movement
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surface form:
Sonnō jōi movement
overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| policyContribution |
advocated establishment of a national assembly
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supported conscription-based national army ⓘ supported land tax reform ⓘ supported universal education reforms ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| role | key planner of the Satsuma–Chōshū alliance ⓘ |
| socialClass | samurai class ⓘ |
| traveledOn | Iwakura Mission ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Itō Hirobumi
ⓘ
Saigō Takamori ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōkubo Toshimichi ⓘ |
| yearOfIwakuraMission | 1871–1873 ⓘ |
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