Meiji: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Meiji Tennō • Mutsuhito
Born November 3, 1852 • Kyōto • Japan
Died July 30, 1912 (aged 59) • Tokyo • Japan
Title / Office emperor (1867-1912), Japan • Emperor of Japan (1867-1912), Japan
Role In Meiji Restoration

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Bronze statue of samurai Saigo Takamori standing with his dog on a stone pedestal in Ueno Park, Tokyo, with yellow autumn trees in the background.
Saigō Takamori
Japanese samurai
Tokyo
Tokyo - Facts
national capital, Japan
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo
prime minister of Japan
Ito Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi
prime minister of Japan
Tokugawa Nariaki: calligraphy
Tokugawa Nariaki
Japanese government official
Fukuzawa Yukichi.
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Japanese author, educator, and publisher
Shimazu Hisamitsu.
Shimazu Hisamitsu
Japanese feudal lord
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Kido Takayoshi
Japanese statesman
Matsudaira Yoshinaga.
Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Japanese politician
Itagaki Taisuke.
Hakushaku Itagaki Taisuke
Japanese politician
Katō Hiroyuki.
Danshaku Katō Hiroyuki
Japanese political theorist and author
Katsura Tarō.
Kōshaku Katsura Tarō
prime minister of Japan
Saionji Kimmochi
Saionji Kimmochi
prime minister of Japan
Sanjo Sanetomi
Sanjō Sanetomi
Japanese politician
Ōkubo Toshimichi.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Japanese statesman
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Fujita Tōko
Japanese politician
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Etō Shimpei
Japanese statesman
Kuroda Kiyotaka.
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka
prime minister of Japan
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Gotō Shimpei
Japanese political leader
Katsu Kaishu, Count
Count Katsu Kaishū
Japanese naval officer