Gokajō no Goseimon

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Gokajō no Goseimon is the Japanese name for the 1868 Charter Oath, a foundational Meiji-era proclamation that outlined Japan’s modernization and political reform goals.

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Gokajō no Goseimon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Meiji Restoration document ⓘ
government proclamation ⓘ
political charter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charter Oath ⓘ
Oath in Five Articles ⓘ
archivedIn National Archives of Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
date 1868-04-06 ⓘ
documentStructure five-article oath ⓘ
era Meiji era ⓘ
followedBy Seitaisho (Constitutional Charter of 1868) ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered a charter for Japan’s modernization ⓘ
symbolized break from Tokugawa shogunate policies ⓘ
inception 1868 ⓘ
influenced Meiji Constitution ⓘ
abolition of feudal domains ⓘ
creation of a modern bureaucracy in Japan ⓘ
modernization of Japan ⓘ
influencedBy Western political ideas ⓘ
rangaku ⓘ
issuedBy Emperor Meiji ⓘ
languageScript classical Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus foundational statement of Meiji government policy ⓘ
locationOfProclamation Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ
mainTheme abandonment of feudal customs ⓘ
establishment of deliberative assemblies ⓘ
participation of all classes in state affairs ⓘ
pursuit of knowledge worldwide ⓘ
strengthening the foundations of imperial rule ⓘ
numberOfArticles 5 ⓘ
originalLanguage Japanese ⓘ
politicalContext Meiji Restoration ⓘ
politicalIdeology constitutionalism (incipient) ⓘ
modernizing monarchy ⓘ
purpose define political reform program of the Meiji government ⓘ
outline modernization goals of Japan ⓘ
relatedEvent Boshin War ⓘ
relatedInstitution Daijō-daijin (Grand Council of State) ⓘ
targetAudience Japanese nobility ⓘ
daimyō ⓘ
samurai class ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentChange transition from feudal shogunate to centralized imperial state ⓘ

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Charter Oath of 1868 → alsoKnownAs → Gokajō no Goseimon ⓘ
Oath in Five Articles → alternateName → Gokajō no Goseimon ⓘ