Hokkaido Development Commission

government agency in Meiji Japan tasked with the administration, economic development, and securing of Hokkaido
Organization government_agency Q524428
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Hokkaido Development Commission

Summary

Hokkaido Development Commission is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hokkaido Development Commission is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's head of government is recorded as Saigō Tsugumichi[4].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's founder is recorded as Nabeshima Naomasa[6].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's item operated is recorded as Horonai Railway[7].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's item operated is recorded as Q11452097[8].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Hakodate[9].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's Commons category is recorded as Hokkaido Development Commission[10].
  • August 15, 1869 marks the founding of Hokkaido Development Commission[11].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission was dissolved in February 8, 1882[12].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's significant event is recorded as Q3455696[13].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hokkaido Development Commission[14].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Hokkaidō[15].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaces is recorded as Republic of Ezo[16].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaces is recorded as Matsumae Domain[17].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaces is recorded as Hakodate Prefecture[18].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaced by is recorded as Hakodate Prefecture[19].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaced by is recorded as Sapporo Prefecture[20].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's replaced by is recorded as Nemuro Prefecture[21].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission's name in kana is recorded as かいたくし[22].
  • Hokkaido Development Commission dates from the Meiji era[23].

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Founding

Hokkaido Development Commission's founder is recorded as Nabeshima Naomasa[6]. August 15, 1869 marks the founding of it[11].

Operations

Hokkaido Development Commission's headquarters location is recorded as Hakodate[9].

Dissolution

Hokkaido Development Commission was dissolved in February 8, 1882[12].

Why It Matters

Hokkaido Development Commission ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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