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Chronology of the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

1868          Emperor established as head of state, Emperor's Charter Oath
1869 Domains come under the direct authority of the Emperor
1870 Rikshaw invented in Tokyo
1872 First railway line in Japan established between Yokohama and Tokyo
1873 National conscription law enacted
1877 Satsuma Rebellion
1881 Decree promising constitution
1885 Ito Hirobumi becomes first Prime Minister
1887 First commercial scale electric generator put on line in Tokyo
1889 Promulgation of the Constitution; Yamagata Aritomo Prime Minister
1890 Imperial Rescript on Education, Makiko born
1884-1895 Sino-Japanese War
1895 First trolley line in Japan established in Kyoto
1899 Revision of the "Unequal Treaties" with Western Powers
ending extraterritoriality, first automobile imported to Japan
1900 Marriage of Crown Prince Yoshihito to Kujo Sadako
1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War
1905 Treaty of Portsmouth cedes Russian holdings in the Liaotung Peninsula, Manchuria, and Southern Sakhalin Island to Japan, recognizes Japan's "paramount interests" in Korea
1907 Makiko married
1910 Annexation of Korea
1911 First airplane built in Japan
1912 Death of Emperor Meiji, first automobile produced domestically
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