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Iwakura Tomomi Biography and Timeline

Follow Iwakura Tomomi through 4 dated historical records for Japan.

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Iwakura Tomomi, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1867–1868Years on this page

1867

January 1867

Vice President

Vice President of State · Government / Government of Japan

Appointed Vice President of the State Council, Japans ruling body

January 1867

Assassination of Komei

House / House of Tokugawa

Kills Komei who dies of smallpox, caused by a handkerchief contaminated with a virus

January 1867

Death of Iwakura Tomomi

House / House of Tokugawa

Kills Komei who dies of smallpox, caused by a handkerchief contaminated with a virus

1868

2 January 1868

Restoration

Kyoto · Warfare / Civil War

Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.