# Edict Renaming Edo to Tokyo

> 1868 edict regarding the plans of emperor Meiji about Edo to rename it to Tokyo and make it the capital of the Empire of Japan

**Wikidata**: [Q11134494](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11134494)  
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