Meiji Constitution

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The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
appliedDuringConflict First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
cabinetResponsibleTo Emperor ⓘ
category 1889 in law ⓘ
Defunct constitutions ⓘ
Japanese law ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
definedEmperorAs sacred and inviolable ⓘ
draftingAdviser Hermann Roesler ⓘ
draftingLedBy Itō Hirobumi ⓘ
effectiveDate 1890-11-29 ⓘ
endOfEffectiveness 1947-05-03 ⓘ
era Meiji period ⓘ
linked to: Meiji era

Taishō period ⓘ
linked to: Taisho era

early Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to: Showa era
establishedFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy ⓘ
guaranteedRights limited civil liberties ⓘ
headOfState Emperor of Japan ⓘ
historicalSignificance first modern constitution of Japan ⓘ
foundation of Japan’s prewar political system ⓘ
inspiredBy German constitutional model ⓘ
Prussian Constitution of 1850 ⓘ
judicialBody Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan ⓘ
language Classical Japanese ⓘ
legalContinuityWith Constitution of Japan (debated) ⓘ
legalSystemContext Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
legislatureEstablished Imperial Diet ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives ⓘ
militaryControl Emperor ⓘ
nativeName 大日本帝国憲法 ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
officialName Constitution of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
promulgatedBy Emperor Meiji ⓘ
promulgationDate 1889-02-11 ⓘ
providedFor independent judiciary ⓘ
limited parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
recognizedBody Privy Council of Japan ⓘ
reformProcess post–World War II constitutional reform in Japan ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
replacedBy Constitution of Japan ⓘ
sovereigntyLocation Emperor ⓘ
suspendedBy Allied occupation reforms ⓘ
upperHouse House of Peers ⓘ

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Meiji era → constitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Nihon-koku Kenpō → replaced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Taisho era → constitutionInForce → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan) → relatedTo → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
subject linked to: Supplementary Provisions
Navy Minister of Japan → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Imperial Japanese Army → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Iwakura Mission → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Meiji Constitution → officialName → Constitution of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Meiji Constitution → nativeName → 大日本帝国憲法 ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Taishin-in → constitutionalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
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House of Peers → establishedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
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Navy Ministry of Japan → governedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Imperial Ordinances of Japan → authorizedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Imperial Diet → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Privy Council of Japan → establishedBy → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Shūgiin → establishedUnder → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
睦仁 → associatedDocument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Charter Oath of 1868 → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Charter Oath of 1868 → relatedDocument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Meiji oligarchy → notableWork → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
kokutai ideology → codifiedIn → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
貴族院 → constitutionalBasis → 明治憲法 ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Kizoku-in → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Taishō political crisis → relatedTo → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Hermann Roesler → influenced → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of Japan Article 99 → predecessorConstitution → Constitution of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Rikken Seiyūkai → supportedInstitution → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Meiji Restoration → legalInstrument → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
President of the Privy Council (Japan) → establishedUnder → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
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Sūmitsuin → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Teikoku Gikai → constitutionalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
内務大臣 → legalBasis → 大日本帝国憲法体制 ⓘ
linked to: Meiji Constitution
Article 29 of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan → partOf → Constitution of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
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House of Peers of Japan → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
Privy Councillor (Japan) → legalBasis → Meiji Constitution ⓘ
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subject linked to: Privy Councillor
linked to: Meiji Constitution