Meiji Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Meiji, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Japan.

3 records1867–18913 events1 places

Chronological biography

1867

Succession1867

House / House of Tokugawa · Emperor

Succeeds as Emperor of Japan

1884

Constitution of Japan1884

Government / Government of Japan · Emperor

Royal families receive new titles in a hierarchy of 5 ranks from Prince to Baron. Establishment of an upper House of members of the court nobility, the "Kuge"

1891

Disaster29 October 1891

House / House of Tokugawa · Emperor · Yokohama

An earthquake in Yokohama kills 6,500

Titles and roles

Emperor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.