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56 relations: Abolition of the han system, Ōkubo Toshimichi, Bakumatsu, Bank of Japan, Banknote, Board of Chamberlains, Charter Oath, Constitution, Daimyō, Emperor Kōmei, Emperor Meiji, Emperor Ninkō, Erwin Bälz, Europe, Government of Meiji Japan, Harvard University Press, Head and neck cancer, Hotta Masayoshi, Ian Nish, Ii Naosuke, Inoue Kowashi, Itō Hirobumi, Iwakura Mission, Japan, Japanese yen, Korea, Kuge, Kyoto, Kyoto Imperial Palace, List of Japanese court ranks, positions and hereditary titles, Marius Jansen, Meiji period, Meiji Restoration, Minister of the Right, Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Rising Sun, Politician, Princess Kazu, Princeton University Press, Rōjū, Representative democracy, Saigō Takamori, Sakoku, Satsuma Domain, Seikanron, Sesshō and Kampaku, Sonnō jōi, Tairō, Takatsukasa Masamichi, Tokugawa Iemochi, ..., Tokugawa shogunate, Tokyo, Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan), Unequal treaty, United States, William G. Beasley. Expand index (6 more) »
Abolition of the han system
The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, starting year of Meiji period (currently, there are 47 prefectures from Hokkaido to Okinawa in Japan).
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Ōkubo Toshimichi
was a Japanese statesman, a samurai of Satsuma, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
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Bakumatsu
refers to the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended.
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Bank of Japan
The is the central bank of Japan.
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Banknote
A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand.
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Board of Chamberlains
The Board of Chamberlains (侍従職 Jijū-shoku) is a department of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan.
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Charter Oath
The was promulgated at the enthronement of Emperor Meiji of Japan on 6 April 1868 in Kyoto Imperial Palace.
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Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
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Daimyō
The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
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Emperor Kōmei
was the 121st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Emperor Meiji
, or, was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 1867 until his death on July 29, 1912.
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Emperor Ninkō
was the 120th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.
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Erwin Bälz
Erwin Bälz (13 January 1849 – 31 August 1913) was a German internist, anthropologist, personal physician to the Japanese Imperial Family and cofounder of modern western medicine in Japan.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Government of Meiji Japan
The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s.
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Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.
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Head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers that starts in the mouth, nose, throat, larynx, sinuses, or salivary glands.
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Hotta Masayoshi
was the 5th Hotta daimyō of the Sakura Domain in the Japanese Edo period, who served as chief rōjū in the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa shogunate, where he played an important role in the negotiations of the Ansei Treaties with various foreign powers.
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Ian Nish
Ian Hill Nish CBE (born 3 June 1926) is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Ii Naosuke
was daimyō of Hikone (1850–1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his death on March 24, 1860.
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Inoue Kowashi
Viscount was a Japanese statesman in Meiji period Japan.
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Itō Hirobumi
Prince was a Japanese statesman and genrō.
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Iwakura Mission
The Iwakura Mission or Iwakura Embassy (岩倉使節団, Iwakura Shisetsudan) was a Japanese diplomatic voyage to the United States and Europe conducted between 1871 and 1873 by leading statesmen and scholars of the Meiji period.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan.
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Korea
Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.
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Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Kyoto Imperial Palace
The is one of the active palaces of the Emperor of Japan and has the longest history as the capital of Japan.
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List of Japanese court ranks, positions and hereditary titles
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Marius Jansen
Marius Berthus Jansen (April 11, 1922 – December 10, 2000) was an American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University.
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Meiji period
The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
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Meiji Restoration
The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.
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Minister of the Right
was a government position in Japan in the late Nara and Heian periods.
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Order of the Chrysanthemum
is Japan's highest order.
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Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan.
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Politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.
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Princess Kazu
(Kazunomiya) was the wife of 14th shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi.
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Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.
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Rōjū
The, usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan.
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Representative democracy
Representative democracy (also indirect democracy, representative republic or psephocracy) is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.
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Saigō Takamori
was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
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Sakoku
was the isolationist foreign policy of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate under which relations and trade between Japan and other countries were severely limited, nearly all foreigners were barred from entering Japan, and common Japanese people were kept from leaving the country for a period of over 220 years.
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Satsuma Domain
, also known as Kagoshima Domain, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period.
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Seikanron
The Seikanron (Japanese: 征韓論; 정한론; "Advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea") debate was a major political debate in Japan during 1873 regarding a punitive expedition against Korea.
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Sesshō and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to act on behalf of either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress regnant.
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Sonnō jōi
was a Japanese and Chinese political philosophy and a social movement derived from Neo-Confucianism; it became a political slogan in the 1850s and 1860s in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.
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Tairō
Tairō (大老, "great elder") was a high-ranking official position in the Tokugawa shogunate government of Japan, roughly comparable to the office of prime minister.
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Takatsukasa Masamichi
, son of regent Masahiro, was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the late Edo and the late Tokugawa shogunate periods.
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Tokugawa Iemochi
(July 17, 1846 – August 29, 1866) was the 14th shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1858 to 1866.
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Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.
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Tokyo
, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)
The, also called the Harris Treaty, between the United States and Japan was signed on the deck of the in Edo (now Tokyo) Bay on July 29, 1858.
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Unequal treaty
Unequal treaty is the name given by the Chinese to a series of treaties signed with Western powers during the 19th and early 20th centuries by Qing dynasty China after suffering military defeat by the West or when there was a threat of military action by those powers.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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William G. Beasley
William Gerald Beasley CBE FBA (22 December 1919 – 19 November 2006) was a British academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwakura_Tomomi
