Modernization of Japan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:endDate 1912
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Imperial_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modernization of Japan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
Western countries
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:mainPeriod gptkb:Meiji_era
gptkb:Taisho_era
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Iwakura_Mission
gptkb:Satsuma_Rebellion
abolition of feudal domains
adoption of Meiji Constitution
land tax reform
railway construction
adoption of Gregorian calendar
introduction of compulsory education
universal conscription
establishment of Bank of Japan
establishment of Diet of Japan
introduction of postal system
introduction of telegraph
introduction of yen currency
adoption of Western dress
establishment of police force
growth of textile industry
Zaibatsu formation
adoption of civil code
adoption of criminal code
establishment of modern universities
expansion of shipbuilding
introduction of newspapers
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:urban_development
abolition of the samurai class
establishment of constitutional monarchy
industrialization of Japan
rapid economic growth
adoption of Western technology
centralization of government
creation of modern education system
formation of modern military
gptkbp:startDate 1868
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6