Hokkaido colonization policy
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The Hokkaido colonization policy was a Meiji-era Japanese government initiative to develop, settle, and secure control over the northern island of Hokkaido through organized migration, infrastructure building, and agricultural promotion.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hokkaido colonization policy canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meiji-era policy
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government policy ⓘ settler colonial policy ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Ainu people
NERFINISHED
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Japanese farmers ⓘ former samurai ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
agricultural expansion
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defense against Russian expansion ⓘ development of Hokkaido ⓘ integration of Hokkaido into Japanese state ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ securing northern frontier ⓘ settlement of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karafuto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| effect |
development of resource industries in Hokkaido
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dispossession of Ainu land ⓘ expansion of agriculture in Hokkaido ⓘ militarization of northern frontier ⓘ rapid population growth in Hokkaido ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ainu assimilation measures
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Hokkaido Development Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ agricultural promotion measures ⓘ infrastructure construction projects ⓘ land grant system ⓘ land survey and cadastral registration ⓘ military settler villages ⓘ resource exploitation policies ⓘ state-led migration programs ⓘ tondenhei system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
imperial expansion of Japan
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modernization of Japan ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Hokkaido Development Commission
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Hokkaido Former Aborigines Protection Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ainu assimilation policy
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Japanese frontier policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
construction of ports
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construction of railways ⓘ construction of roads ⓘ distribution of farming tools and seeds ⓘ establishment of experimental farms ⓘ introduction of Western agricultural techniques ⓘ military colonist recruitment ⓘ organized migration of settlers ⓘ tax incentives for settlers ⓘ |
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