Emperor Meiji

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Emperor Meiji was the 19th-century Japanese monarch who oversaw the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization and westernization of Japan.

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Emperor Meiji canonical 65
明治天皇 4
Mutsuhito 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
human
monarch
associatedWith Itō Hirobumi
Meiji oligarchy
Saigō Takamori
Yamagata Aritomo
genrō
Ōkubo Toshimichi
birthDate 1852-11-03
birthName Sachinomiya
birthPlace Japan
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
burialPlace Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
Japan
Kyoto
capitalMovedFrom Kyoto
capitalMovedTo Tokyo
causeOfDeath nephritis
urological disease
child Emperor Taishō
commemoratedOn Culture Day
coronationDate 1868-10-12
country Japan
culturalImpact subject of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
symbol of Japan’s modernization
culturalPolicy encouragement of Western dress and customs
state promotion of Shinto
deathDate 1912-07-30
deathPlace Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo Prefecture
dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
education military studies
traditional Confucian education
era Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era
eraCharacter modernization
rapid industrial growth
westernization of Japan
eraEnd 1912
eraName Meiji
linked to: Meiji era
eraStart 1868
father Emperor Kōmei
foreignPolicy imperial expansion in East Asia
unequal treaty revision efforts
givenName Mutsuhito
linked to: Emperor Meiji
honorificTitle Meiji Tennō
linked to: Emperor Meiji
house House of Yamato
languageSpoken Japanese
memorial Meiji Jingū
Meiji Shrine
militaryRank commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army
commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy
mother Nakayama Yoshiko
nativeName 睦仁
notableEvent Boshin War
Charter Oath of 1868
First Sino-Japanese War
Meiji Restoration
linked to: Boshin War

Russo-Japanese War
Satsuma Rebellion
abolition of the Tokugawa shogunate
abolition of the han system
establishment of prefectural system in Japan
industrialization of Japan
introduction of compulsory education in Japan
modernization of the Japanese military
promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
linked to: Meiji Constitution

relocation of the imperial capital to Tokyo
politicalSystemDuringReign constitutional monarchy
modern centralized state
positionHeld Emperor of Japan
posthumousName Meiji
linked to: Emperor Meiji
predecessor Emperor Kōmei
reignEnd 1912-07-30
reignStart 1867-02-03
religion Shinto
State Shinto
residence Kyoto Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace
signedDocument Charter Oath
Meiji Constitution of 1889
linked to: Meiji Constitution
significantReform conscription system in Japan
creation of a constitutional monarchy
land tax reform
modern banking system in Japan
modernization of legal system
spouse Empress Shōken
Haruko
styleOfAddress His Majesty the Emperor
successor Emperor Taishō

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Meiji era namedAfter Emperor Meiji
Meiji era headOfState Emperor Meiji
Musashi Imperial Graveyard burialPlaceOf Emperor Meiji
Meiji Constitution promulgatedBy Emperor Meiji
Emperor Taishō predecessor Emperor Meiji
Emperor Taishō father Emperor Meiji
Princess Shigeko relative Emperor Meiji
皇室 hasFormerMonarch 明治天皇
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji givenName Mutsuhito
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji posthumousName Meiji
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji honorificTitle Meiji Tennō
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Meiji Shrine dedicatedTo Emperor Meiji
Meiji Shrine namedAfter Emperor Meiji
Culture Day relatedTo Meiji Emperor
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Japanese colonial empire headOfState Emperor Meiji
Yoshihito father Emperor Meiji
Yoshihito predecessor Emperor Meiji
Order of the Rising Sun establishedBy Emperor Meiji
Musashi no misasagi burialPlaceOf Emperor Meiji
Empress Shōken spouse Emperor Meiji
Nijō Castle associatedWith Emperor Meiji
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty signedDuringReignOf Emperor Meiji of Japan
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu relative Emperor Meiji
Medal of Honor (Japan) establishedBy Emperor Meiji
Ōkubo Toshimichi supported Emperor Meiji
Itō Hirobumi advisorTo Emperor Meiji
Iwakura Tomomi servedMonarch Emperor Meiji
Boshin War keyFigure Emperor Meiji
Ōkuma Shigenobu monarchDuringTerm Emperor Meiji
Kashihara Jingū foundedBy Emperor Meiji
Meiji Seamount namedAfter Emperor Meiji of Japan
linked to: Emperor Meiji
睦仁 personalNameOf 明治天皇
linked to: Emperor Meiji
睦仁 nameInRomaji Mutsuhito
linked to: Emperor Meiji
睦仁 posthumousName 明治天皇
linked to: Emperor Meiji
Charter Oath of 1868 issuedBy Emperor Meiji
Charter Oath of 1868 promulgatedBy Emperor Meiji
Yanagihara Naruko spouse Emperor Meiji
Yanagihara Naruko partner Emperor Meiji
Yanagihara Naruko notableRelative Emperor Meiji
Sokui no rei performedFor Emperor Meiji
subject linked to: sokui no rei
Nakayama Yoshiko motherOf Emperor Meiji
Nakayama Yoshiko child Emperor Meiji