Charter Oath of 1868

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The Charter Oath of 1868 was a foundational statement of policy issued at the start of the Meiji era that outlined Japan’s modernization goals, including the creation of representative assemblies, the promotion of public discussion, and the abandonment of outdated feudal practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meiji era reform document ⓘ
government policy statement ⓘ
political charter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gokajō no Goseimon ⓘ
Oath in Five Articles ⓘ
article1Content Deliberative assemblies shall be widely established and all matters decided by public discussion ⓘ
article2Content All classes, high and low, shall unite in vigorously carrying out the administration of affairs of state ⓘ
article3Content The common people shall, as far as possible, be allowed to pursue their own calling so that there may be no discontent ⓘ
article4Content Evil customs of the past shall be broken off and everything shall be based on the just laws of nature ⓘ
article5Content Knowledge shall be sought throughout the world so as to strengthen the foundations of imperial rule ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
dateIssued 1868-04-06 ⓘ
era Meiji era ⓘ
hasCanonicalNumberOfArticles 5 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Meiji Restoration ⓘ
implementedBy Meiji government ⓘ
linked to: Meiji oligarchy
influenced Meiji Constitution ⓘ
modernization of Japan ⓘ
subsequent Meiji reforms ⓘ
influencedBy Western political ideas ⓘ
rangaku ⓘ
issuedBy Emperor Meiji ⓘ
language Classical Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus non-constitutional foundational policy statement ⓘ
locationOfPromulgation Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ
mainTheme economic reform ⓘ
modernization of Japan ⓘ
political reform ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
numberOfArticles 5 ⓘ
policyGoal abandonment of feudal practices ⓘ
adoption of foreign knowledge ⓘ
creation of representative assemblies ⓘ
promotion of public discussion ⓘ
social mobility and freedom of occupation ⓘ
unification of social classes in state affairs ⓘ
politicalOrientation centralizing ⓘ
modernizing ⓘ
promulgatedBy Emperor Meiji ⓘ
purpose guide Japan’s modernization and reform program ⓘ
outline basic principles of the new Meiji government ⓘ
relatedDocument Meiji Constitution ⓘ
relatedEvent Meiji Restoration ⓘ
abolition of the han system ⓘ
relatedInstitution Imperial Diet of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Diet
significance considered the basic policy charter of the Meiji government ⓘ
provided ideological basis for Meiji reforms ⓘ
symbolized the break with Tokugawa feudal order ⓘ
targetOfReform Tokugawa feudal system ⓘ
linked to: Tokugawa shogunate

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Emperor Meiji → notableEvent → Charter Oath of 1868 ⓘ
Emperor Meiji → signedDocument → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
睦仁 → associatedDocument → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Meiji Restoration → event → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Meiji Restoration → legalInstrument → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Gokajō no Goseimon → alsoKnownAs → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Gokajō no Goseimon → followedBy → Seitaisho (Constitutional Charter of 1868) ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Oath in Five Articles → alternateName → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Meiji government local administration → legalBasis → Charter Oath ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868
Meiji government local administration → legalBasis → Prefectural Assembly Ordinance of 1878 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Oath of 1868