Meiji period

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:constitutionEnacted gptkb:Meiji_Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:currency gptkb:yen
gptkbp:endDate 1912
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Taisho_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meiji period
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:urban_development
gptkb:Iwakura_Mission
gptkb:Satsuma_Rebellion
growth of newspapers
adoption of Gregorian calendar
introduction of Western architecture
introduction of Western medicine
introduction of postal system
introduction of railways
introduction of telegraph
annexation of Hokkaido
annexation of Korea
annexation of Ryukyu Islands
establishment of zaibatsu
expansion of education system
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkb:Yamagata_Aritomo
gptkb:Ito_Hirobumi
gptkb:Kido_Takayoshi
gptkb:Okubo_Toshimichi
gptkb:Saigo_Takamori
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:parliamentEstablished gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Edo_period
gptkbp:reformed industrialization
land tax reform
abolition of feudal system
introduction of compulsory education
universal conscription
creation of modern army and navy
adoption of Western dress and customs
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:King
gptkb:Satsuma_Godai
gptkb:printmaking
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4