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transfer of the capital to Tokyo

transfer of the Japanese capital to Tokyo which took place after the emperor Meiji moved from Kyoto to Tokyo in May 1869
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transfer of the capital to Tokyo

Summary

transfer of the capital to Tokyo is a capital city establishment[1].

Key Facts

  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo is in the country of Empire of Japan[2].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's image is recorded as Emperor Arriving in Tokyo by Kobori Tomoto (Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery).jpg[3].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's instance of is recorded as capital city establishment[4].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's instance of is recorded as capital city relocation[5].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's main regulatory text is recorded as Edict Renaming Edo to Tokyo[6].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's location is recorded as Edo Castle[7].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's part of is recorded as Meiji – year 2[8].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's point in time is recorded as +1869-05-09T00:00:00Z[9].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's time period is recorded as Meiji era[10].
  • transfer of the capital to Tokyo's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122p2zvw[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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