Meiji era

Japanese era from October 1868 to July 1912
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Meiji era

Summary

Meiji era is a Japanese era name[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of japanese_era_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,356 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meiji era is the creator of Emperor Meiji[3].
  • Meiji era is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Meiji era's instance of is recorded as Japanese era name[5].
  • Meiji era's instance of is recorded as reign[6].
  • Meiji era's instance of is recorded as historical period[7].
  • I Ching is named after Meiji era[8].
  • Meiji era followed Keiō[9].
  • Meiji era followed Edo period[10].
  • Meiji era was followed by Taishō period[11].
  • Meiji era is part of history of Japan[12].
  • Meiji era's Commons category is recorded as Meiji era[13].
  • Meiji era's foundational text is recorded as Q11352345[14].
  • Meiji era's Unicode character is recorded as ㍾[15].
  • Meiji era comprises Meiji – year 1[16].
  • Meiji era comprises Meiji – year 5[17].
  • Meiji era comprises Boshin War[18].
  • Meiji era comprises Japanese invasion of Taiwan[19].
  • Meiji era comprises Japanese invasion of Taiwan[20].
  • Meiji era comprises bunmei-kaika[21].
  • Meiji era comprises Nagasaki incident[22].
  • Meiji era comprises Incident of 1873[23].
  • Meiji era comprises Seikanron[24].
  • Meiji era comprises Battle of Shiroyama[25].
  • Meiji era comprises assassination of Itō Hirobumi[26].
  • Meiji era comprises Ōtsu incident[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Japanese era name[5], reign[6], and historical period[7].

Origins

I Ching is named after Meiji era[8].

Use and Application

Components include Meiji – year 1[16], a historical period[28], in Empire of Japan[29]; Meiji – year 5[17], a historical period[30], in Empire of Japan[31]; Boshin War[18], a civil war[32], in Tokugawa shogunate[33]; Japanese invasion of Taiwan[19], an invasion[34], in Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[35]; bunmei-kaika[21], a cultural movement[36], in Japan[37]; and Nagasaki incident[22], a riot[38], in Empire of Japan[39]. Meiji era is part of history of Japan[12].

Influence

Things named for Meiji era include Meiji restoration[40], a reform[41], in Empire of Japan[42]; Museum Meiji-mura[43], an open-air museum[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1965[46]; and Meiji Maru[47], a lighthouse tender[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1874[50].

Why It Matters

Meiji era ranks in the top 1% of japanese_era_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,356 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include Meiji restoration[40], a reform[41], in Empire of Japan[42]; Museum Meiji-mura[43], an open-air museum[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1965[46]; and Meiji Maru[47], a lighthouse tender[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1874[50].

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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