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Emperor Meiji in his fifties.

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. During this time, the emperor was Meiji-tennō (明治天皇).

The nengō Meiji means "Enlightened Rule" or "Enlightened Government".

Events of the Meiji period

The years in which Meiji was the Japanese monarch comprise this modern period or era.

  • 1889-1890 (Meiji 22-23): Constitution of the Empire of Japan
  • 30 July 1912 (Meiji 45, 30th day of the 7th month): Meiji died.

Politics

  • 1888 (Meiji 21): Kuroda Kiyotaka became 2nd Prime Minister
  • 1892 (Meiji 25): Ito became 5th Prime Minister
  • 1896 (Meiji 29): Matsukata became 6th Prime Minister
  • 1898 (Meiji 31): Ito became 7th Prime Minister
  • 1898 (Meiji 31): Ōkuma Shigenobu became 8th Prime Minister
  • 1898 (Meiji 31): Yamagata became 9th Prime Minister
  • 1900 (Meiji 33): Ito became 10th Prime Minister
  • 1906 (Meiji 39): Saionji Kinmochi became 12th Prime Minister
  • 1908 (Meiji 41): Katsura became 13th Prime Minister
  • 1911 (Meiji 44): Saionji became 14th Prime Minister

Gallery

  • MeijiJoukyou

    The 15-year-old Emperor Meiji, moving from Kyoto to Tokyo, end of 1868, after the fall of Edo]]

  • Kenpohapu-chikanobu

    Formal beginning of the Meiji Constitution, 1889. Woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu

  • 1872 Japanese silver yen both

    One yen coin of 1870 (Meiji 3 明治三年), both sides

  • First Meiji one yen banknote 1871

    First Meiji one-yen banknote, 1871

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Images for kids

  • Meiji tenno1

    Emperor Meiji in his fifties.

  • Ginza in 1880s

    Ginza in 1880s.

  • KaitakushiSapporoHonchosha1873-restoration

    Hokkaidō Development Commission Sapporo Main Office (Historical Village of Hokkaido)

  • Tokyo Industrial Exhibition

    1907 Tokyo Industrial Exhibition

  • Tsurumai Park 1910

    Tsuruma Park, 1910; in January 1873 the Dajō-kan issued a notice providing for the establishment of public parks, that of Ueno Park following shortly after

  • Shuri Castle Kankaimon with Soldiers of the Meiji Government

    Japanese soldiers in front of Kankaimon gate at Shuri Castle at the time of the so-called Ryūkyū Disposition

  • SaigoTsugumichi

    Marquis Saigo Tsugumichi commanded Japanese expeditionary forces as a lieutenant-general in the Taiwan Expedition .

  • Soldiers of the Japanese expedition in Taiwan

    Commander-in-chief Saigō Tsugumichi pictured with leaders of Seqalu (Native tribe) in Taiwan Expedition 1874.

  • 鳥居龍藏所攝眉原社泰雅族男人

    Photograph of Atayal men taken by Torii Ryūzō in 1900.

  • 1895 Meiji 28 Japanese Map of Imperial Japan with Taiwan - Geographicus - ImperialJapan-meiji28-1895

    A map of the Japanese Empire dating to 1895. This map was issued shortly after the 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan and is consequently one of the first Japanese maps to include Taiwan and as a possession of Imperial Japan.

  • Khalili Collection Japanese Meiji Art M17

    Mythical group in bronze by Otake Koriyuni, the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art

  • Vase LACMA M.91.251.1 (2 of 2)

    Flower and bird pattern vase, by Namikawa Yasuyuki

  • Khalili Collection Japanese Meijji waves panel

    "Waves" maki-e panel by Shibata Zeshin, 1888-1890

  • Twelve Hawks by Suzuki Chokichi, 1893, bronze, lacquer, casting, gilding, and inlay - DSC04872

    One of the Twelve Hawks by Suzuki Chokichi, 1893, bronze, lacquer, casting, gilding, and inlay

  • Khalili Collection Japanese Meiji Art S30

    Earthenware bowl by Yabu Meizan, circa 1910

  • Khalili Collection Japanese Meiji Art MISC066C

    Basket of Flowers. circa 1900. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art.

  • Khalili Collections A Composite Imaginary View of Japan

    A composite imaginary view of Japan: textile artwork

  • Ryūko-zu Byōbu by Hashimoto Gahō(Part of the tiger)

    Byōbu Dragon and tiger (竜虎図) left side, 1895, by Hashimoto Gahō

  • Ryūko-zu Byōbu by Hashimoto Gahō(Part of the dragon)

    Byōbu Dragon and tiger right side, 1895, by Hashimoto Gahō

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Era Meiji para niños

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