Meiji period
Appearance
The Meiji period (明治時代, Meiji-jidai), also known as the Meiji era, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Keiō and before Taishō. This period started in September 1868 and ended in July 1912.[1] During this time, the emperor was Meiji-tennō (明治天皇).[2]
The nengō Meiji means "Enlightened Rule"[3] or "Enlightened Government".[4]
Events of the Meiji period
The years in which Meiji was the Japanese monarch comprise this modern period or era.[5]
- 1868 (Meiji 1): Meiji Restoration; the capital of Japan moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.[6]
- 1885 (Meiji 18): Ito Hirobumi became 1st Prime Minister[7]
- 1888 (Meiji 21): Kuroda Kiyotaka became 2nd Prime Minister[8]
- 1889 (Meiji 22): Yamagata Aritomo became 3rd Prime Minister[9]
- 1889-1890 (Meiji 22-23): Constitution of the Empire of Japan[1]
- 1891 (Meiji 24): Matsukata Masayoshi became 4th Prime Minister[10]
- 1892 (Meiji 25): Ito became 5th Prime Minister[11]
- 1894-1895 (Meiji 27-28): First Sino-Japanese War[1]
- 1896 (Meiji 29): Matsukata became 6th Prime Minister[11]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ito became 7th Prime Minister[11]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Ōkuma Shigenobu became 8th Prime Minister[12]
- 1898 (Meiji 31): Yamagata became 9th Prime Minister[11]
- 1900 (Meiji 33): Ito became 10th Prime Minister[11]
- 1901 (Meiji 34): Katsura Tarō became 11th Prime Minister[13]
- 1904-1905 (Meiji 37-38): Russo-Japanese War[1]
- 1906 (Meiji 39): Saionji Kinmochi became 12th Prime Minister[14]
- 1908 (Meiji 41): Katsura became 13th Prime Minister[11]
- 1911 (Meiji 44): Saionji became 14th Prime Minister[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Meiji-jidai" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 624.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Meiji-Tennō" at p. 624.
- ↑ Dean, Meryll. (2002). Japanese Legal System, p. 55.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Meiji" at p. 624.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years; retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Meiji-isshin" at p. 624.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Itō Hirobumi" at p. 404.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kuroda Kiyotaka" at p. 578.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Yamagata Aritomo" at p. 1038.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Matsukata Masayoshi" at p. 618.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Prime Minister of Japan and Cabinet (Kantei), 1st-30th (1885-1934); retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ōkuma Shigenobu" at p. 748.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Katsura Tarō" at p. 494.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Saionji Kinmochi" at p. 808.
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- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Meiji | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
Gregorian | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 |
Meiji | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
Gregorian | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
Meiji | 41st | 42nd | 43rd | 44th | 45th |
Gregorian | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 |
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