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Date c. 1850 - c. 1889
Location Japan

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  • Emperor Meiji was 15 years old when he became Japan's ruler.

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
shogun of Japan
Saigo Takamori
Saigō Takamori
Japanese samurai
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo
prime minister of Japan
Fukuzawa Yukichi.
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Japanese author, educator, and publisher
Tokugawa Nariaki: calligraphy
Tokugawa Nariaki
Japanese government official
Shimazu Hisamitsu.
Shimazu Hisamitsu
Japanese feudal lord
Kido Takayoshi
Japanese statesman
Matsudaira Yoshinaga.
Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Japanese politician
Itagaki Taisuke.
Hakushaku Itagaki Taisuke
Japanese politician
Takasugi Shinsaku.
Takasugi Shinsaku
Japanese military leader
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
Meiji
Meiji
emperor of Japan
Sanjo Sanetomi
Sanjō Sanetomi
Japanese politician
Sakamoto Ryōma.
Sakamoto Ryōma
Japanese imperial loyalist
Fujita Tōko
Japanese politician
Etō Shimpei
Japanese statesman
Kuroda Kiyotaka.
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka
prime minister of Japan
Katsu Kaishu, Count
Count Katsu Kaishū
Japanese naval officer