Emperor Meiji
1852–1912 · emperor · Japan
Politics and power37 years old in 1889
Emperor Meiji, personal name Mutsuhito, was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912. The Meiji Restoration proclaimed the Empire of Japan in 1868, beginning the Meiji era. During his reign, Japan transformed from a feudal state under the Tokugawa shogunate into a major imperial power.
Read more on WikipediaThe world around them · Tokyo, 1870s
- Who governs
- Former samurai rule in the emperor's name. The old feudal domains are abolished in 1871.
- Everyday life
- Most people still farm. From 1873 the land tax is paid in money instead of rice.
- Arts and ideas
- Woodblock prints show trains, gas lamps and brick streets, and Western painting is taught for the first time.
- Meanwhile
- France has just lost a war and become a republic again, and the United States marks its centennial in 1876.
Their life in their time
- 1852
- 18531 years oldPerry's black ships arrive
- 186715 years oldSakamoto Ryōma is assassinated
- 186816 years old
- 186816 years oldThe Meiji Restorationemperor
- 187220 years oldJapan's first railwayattended the opening
- 187725 years oldThe last samurai revolt
- 191260 years old
- 191260 years oldDies
Connected to
- IH
Itō Hirobumi · minister and emperor
1885 Itō led the research for the constitution the Emperor granted in 1889, and headed his first cabinet from 1885.
Source: wikipedia:Meiji_Constitution
