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Emperor Meiji
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.
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politics · Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912 · monarch · aristocrat · also Emperor Meiji, Meiji-tennō, Meiji the Great, Meiji-taitei, Mutsu Hito, Meiji
Born 3 November 1852 · Died 30 July 1912 · Q174231
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 2 entries
Moviefone: Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War - Where to Watch
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Moviefone: Emperor Meiji and General Nogi Where to Watch
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2024· 1 entry
毎日新聞: Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 53): Focusing on Emperor Meiji's human side and hopes for peace
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1912· 6 entries
Died 1912-07-30.
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“[Tanka] Sono un vecchio che resta | a guardia de la terra, | ché i figli son partiti | pel giardino de la guerra, | siccome ad una festa.”
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“[Tanka] Il vecchio pescatore | si lava ne la neve | e ogni anno, dalla lotta | a cui è costretto, beve | un soffio di vigore.”
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“The water placed in goblet, bowl or cupChanges its form to its receptacle;And so our plastic souls take various shapesAnd characters of good or ill, to fitThe good or evil in the friends we choose.Therefore be ever careful in your choice of friends,And let your special love be given to thoseWhose strength of character may prove the whip,That drives you ever to fair Wisdom’s goal.”
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The Imperial Diet passed a resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration
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As: "the contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking indeed
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1907· 1 entry
Won: Brunswick (June 1907).
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1906· 1 entry
Won: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (May 1906).
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1904· 2 entries
Won: Kingdom of Portugal (April 1904).
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“Poem written for the students at the Peeresses' School of Tokyo. Translated by Arthur Lloyd as "Wisdom's Goal" for the NYC Independent, vol. 57, no. 2,913 (Sep. 29, 1904), p. 705”
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1898· 1 entry
Won: Qing dynasty (December 1898).
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1896· 1 entry
Won: Württemberg (December 1896).
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1894· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Bavaria (1894).
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1891· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Greece (May 1891).
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1890· 1 entry
Won: Ottoman Empire (June 1890).
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1887· 2 entries
Won: Denmark (May 1887).
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Won: Siam (December 1887).
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1885· 3 entries
Won: Mecklenburg (February 1885).
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Won: Principality of Montenegro (February 1885).
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Privy Council in 1888, Imperial Diet in 1890, and military victories over China in the First Sino-Japanese War and over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War
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1883· 2 entries
Won: French Third Republic (March 1883).
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Won: Restoration (Spain) (November 1883).
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1882· 1 entry
Won: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (December 1882).
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1881· 4 entries
Won: Netherlands (July 1881).
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Won: Sweden-Norway (December 1881).
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Won: Austria-Hungary (May 1881).
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Won: Kingdom of Hawaii (March 1881).
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1880· 1 entry
Won: Belgium (November 1880).
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1879· 2 entries
Won: German Empire (May 1879).
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Won: Russian Empire (September 1879).
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1873· 1 entry
Won: Ernestine duchies (1873).
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1871· 1 entry
As Japan was organized into 72 prefectures, the emperor abolished domains entirely
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1869· 1 entry
Several of the daimyōs who had supported the revolution gave their land property to the emperor and were reappointed as governors, with considerable salaries
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1867· 2 entries
Career landmark: Emperor of Japan (1867–1912).
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It triggered the Boshin War, in which samurai (mostly from the Chōshū and Satsuma Domains) defeated the shogunate and restored power in his name
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1866· 1 entry
A new shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, took office as the prince continued his classical education
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1863· 1 entry
The shishi persuaded him to issue an "Order to expel barbarians"
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1858· 1 entry
Word of a treaty arrived with a letter stating that due to shortness of time, it had not been possible to consult
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1852· 1 entry
Born 1852-11-03.
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