The Meiji Restoration, called at the time the Honorable Restoration, was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the westernisation of Japan. Although emperors had reigned before the restoration, the event restored practical power to the Emperor of Japan and consolidated the political system under him. It brought enormous change to Japan's political and social structure, spanning the late Edo period and the start of the Meiji era, during which Japan rapidly industrialised and adopted Western ideas, production methods and technology.
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Wikimedia FoundationJanuary Proclamation subsection, sentence naming the declaration date
On 3 January 1868, Emperor Meiji declared political power to be restored to the Imperial House.
January Proclamation subsection, sentence naming the declaration year
On 3 January 1868, Emperor Meiji declared political power to be restored to the Imperial House.
Lead section, sentence naming Japan as the site of the restoration
was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the westernisation of Japan.
Meiji Restoration: Event Type
The Meiji Restoration (明治維新, Meiji Ishin; also translated as the Meiji Reform[ation]), referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration (御維新／御一新, Goi(s)shin), was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the Westernisation of Japan.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The Meiji Restoration (明治維新, Meiji Ishin; also translated as the Meiji Reform[ation]), referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration (御維新／御一新, Goi(s)shin), was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the Westernisation of Japan.
In Group: Events of Unification and Reform, 1860 to 1874, Lead
The Meiji Restoration (明治維新, Meiji Ishin; also translated as the Meiji Reform[ation]), referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration (御維新／御一新, Goi(s)shin), was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the Westernisation of Japan.
Participant: Emperor Meiji, Lead
On 3 January 1868, Emperor Meiji declared political power to be restored to the Imperial House.
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