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Empire of Japan

大日本帝国

1868 CE – 1947 CE

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Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · empire
Period
1868 CE – 1947 CE
Duration
79 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Tokyo City
Data Confidence
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Historical Periods

Empire of Japan (1868–1869)

1868 CE – 1869 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 57,095 km²

Empire of Japan (1870–1876)

1870 CE – 1876 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 461,664 km²

Empire of Japan (1877–1879)

1877 CE – 1879 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 427,724 km²

Empire of Japan (1880–1894)

1880 CE – 1894 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 427,330 km²

Empire of Japan (1895–1897)

1895 CE – 1897 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 471,322 km²

Empire of Japan (1898–1899)

1898 CE – 1899 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 468,542 km²

Empire of Japan (1900–1904)

1900 CE – 1904 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 469,313 km²

Empire of Japan (1905–1910)

1905 CE – 1910 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 513,863 km²

Empire of Japan (1911–1914)

1911 CE – 1914 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 745,950 km²

Empire of Japan (1915–1916)

1915 CE – 1916 CE

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Capital: Tokyo CityArea: 747,794 km²

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