Meiji restoration

reform restoring the imperial rule in Japan in the last third of the 19th century
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Meiji restoration
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Meiji restoration

Summary

Meiji restoration is a reform[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of reform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,435 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meiji restoration is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • Meiji restoration's instance of is recorded as reform[4].
  • Meiji era is named after Meiji restoration[5].
  • Meiji restoration's Commons category is recorded as Meiji Restoration[6].
  • Meiji restoration comprises abolition of the han system[7].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Sword Abolishment Edict[8].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Conscription Law[9].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Full Name Ordinance[10].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Haircut and Sword Edict[11].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Saga Rebellion[12].
  • Meiji restoration comprises Shinpūren Rebellion[13].
  • Meiji restoration began on 1868[14].
  • Meiji restoration ended on February 11, 1889[15].
  • Meiji restoration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meiji Restoration[16].
  • Meiji restoration's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[17].
  • Meiji restoration's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '明治維新'}[18].
  • Meiji restoration dates from the Meiji era[19].
  • Meiji restoration's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[20].
  • Meiji restoration's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Definition and Type

Meiji restoration's instance of is recorded as reform[4].

Origins

Meiji era is named after Meiji restoration[5].

Use and Application

Components include abolition of the han system[7], an abolition[22], in Government of Meiji Japan[23]; Sword Abolishment Edict[8], a Daijō-kan's proclamation[24], in Japan[25]; Conscription Law[9], a statute[26], in Empire of Japan[27]; Full Name Ordinance[10], a Daijō-kan's proclamation[28], in Empire of Japan[29]; Haircut and Sword Edict[11], a Daijō-kan's proclamation[30], in Empire of Japan[31]; and Saga Rebellion[12], a shizoku rebellion[32], in Japan[33].

Influence

Things named for Meiji restoration include Shōwa Restoration[34], a political movement[35], in Empire of Japan[36] and October Yushin[37], a self-coup[38], in Third Republic of South Korea[39].

Why It Matters

Meiji restoration ranks in the top 3% of reform entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,435 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include Shōwa Restoration[34], a political movement[35], in Empire of Japan[36] and October Yushin[37], a self-coup[38], in Third Republic of South Korea[39].

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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