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The Meiji period (明治時代, Meiji-jidai), also known as the Meiji era, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Keiō and before Taishō. This period started in September 1868 and ended in July 1912.[1] During this time, the emperor was Meiji-tennō (明治天皇).[1]
The nengō Meiji means "Enlightened Rule"[2] or "Enlightened Government".[1]
Events of the Meiji period
[change | change source]The years in which Meiji was the Japanese monarch comprise this modern period or era.[3]
- 1868 (Meiji 1): Meiji Restoration; the capital of Japan moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.[1]
- 1889-1890 (Meiji 22-23): Constitution of the Empire of Japan[1]
- 1894-1895 (Meiji 27-28): First Sino-Japanese War[1]
- 1904-1905 (Meiji 37-38): Russo-Japanese War[1]
- 30 July 1912 (Meiji 45, 30th day of the 7th month): Meiji died.[4]
Politics
[change | change source]- 1885 (Meiji 18): Ito Hirobumi became 1st Prime Minister[5]
- 1888 (Meiji 21): Kuroda Kiyotaka became 2nd Prime Minister[6]
- 1889 (Meiji 22): Yamagata Aritomo became 3rd Prime Minister[7]
- 1891 (Meiji 24): Matsukata Masayoshi became 4th Prime Minister[8]
- 1892 (Meiji 25): Ito became 5th Prime Minister[9]
- 1896 (Meiji 29): Matsukata became 6th Prime Minister[9]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ito became 7th Prime Minister[9]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ōkuma Shigenobu became 8th Prime Minister[10]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Yamagata became 9th Prime Minister[9]
- 1900 (Meiji 33): Ito became 10th Prime Minister[9]
- 1901 (Meiji 34): Katsura Tarō became 11th Prime Minister[11]
- 1906 (Meiji 39): Saionji Kinmochi became 12th Prime Minister[12]
- 1908 (Meiji 41): Katsura became 13th Prime Minister[9]
- 1911 (Meiji 44): Saionji became 14th Prime Minister[9]
Gallery
[change | change source]- The 15-year-old Emperor Meiji, moving from Kyoto to Tokyo, end of 1868, after the fall of Edo.
- Formal beginning of the Meiji Constitution, 1889. Woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu.
- One yen coin of 1870 (Meiji 3 明治三年), both sides.
- First Meiji one-yen banknote, 1871.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Dean, Meryll. (2002). Japanese Legal System, p. 55.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ Meyer, Eva-Maria (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit: unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Lit. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-8258-3939-0.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 578. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 618. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Prime Minister of Japan and Cabinet (Kantei), "Prime Ministers in History, 1st-30th (1885-1934)". Retrieved 2012-4-29.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 748. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 808. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Meiji era at Wikimedia Commons
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Meiji | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 |
Meiji | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31th | 32th | 33th | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
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1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Meiji | 41st | 42nd | 43rd | 44th | 45th |
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1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 |
Preceded by: Keiō | Era or nengō: Meiji | Succeeded by: Taishō |