Meiji Period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currency gptkb:yen
gptkbp:endDate 1912
gptkbp:followedBy Taisho Period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meiji Period
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkb:Ito_Hirobumi
gptkb:Okubo_Toshimichi
gptkb:Saigo_Takamori
gptkbp:notableReform industrialization
abolition of feudal domains
creation of prefectures
land tax reform
railway construction
compulsory education
adoption of Gregorian calendar
universal conscription
modern banking system
introduction of Western architecture
introduction of Western art
introduction of Western food
introduction of Western literature
introduction of Western medicine
introduction of Western music
introduction of Western sports
abolition of caste system
adoption of Western dress
modern police force
postal system introduction
zaibatsu formation
telegraph system introduction
modern legal system
introduction of Western science
introduction of Western philosophy
Diet of Japan established
Meiji Constitution (1889)
introduction of Western education system
introduction of Western newspapers
introduction of Western photography
introduction of Western political thought
introduction of Western printing technology
introduction of Western theater
modern army and navy
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:precededBy Edo Period
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:First_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
abolition of the samurai class
establishment of constitutional monarchy
adoption of Western technology
gptkbp:startDate 1868
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japan's_Meiji_Industrial_Revolution_Sites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8