jan 1, 1868 - In 1868 his coronation ceremony was carried out where he took the name 'Meiji'. End of Tokugawa Shogunate/ Restoration of Emperor as supreme authority In 1868 Meiji took the “Charter Oath of Five Principles,” which launched Japan on the course of westernisation
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jan 1, 1868
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~ 156 years ago
