Meiji era

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meiji_era
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currency gptkb:yen
gptkbp:endDate 1912
gptkbp:eraName gptkb:明治時代
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Taishō_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meiji era
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Enlightened_Rule
gptkbp:notableReform industrialization
adoption of Meiji Constitution
land tax reform
railway construction
abolition of feudal system
creation of Diet of Japan
introduction of compulsory education
modern education system
modernization of military
universal conscription
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Keiō_era
gptkbp:reigningEmperor gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
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:Emperor_Meiji
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4