Ultimately, civil war breaks out, leading to the resignation of the shogun emperor and the installation of meiji. Explore the key events of the meiji restoration, a pivotal era in japan's history that transformed its society and government. Explore the timeline of meiji restoration.
Katiana Kay XXBRITS
The , also known as the meiji ishin, revolution, reform or renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to japan in 1868. An armed uprising in which dissented samurai fought against the new meiji government, but the forces trained under the new government (western technology and tactics). On 3 january 1868, emperor meiji declared political power to be restored to the imperial house.
In 1868, following the abdication of the old emperor, a new government led by young samurai,.
The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the charter oath. Jan 1, 1870 to jan 1, 1889
