# Canonical recap data for Meiji Constitution Proclaimed (1889)
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slug: meiji-constitution-1889
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1889/meiji-constitution-1889"
title: Meiji Constitution Proclaimed
subtitle: Japan adopted its first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system that accelerated its emergence as a great power.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1889-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1889
decade: 1880
country:
name: Japan
slug: japan
summaryShort: The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, known informally as the Meiji Constitution, was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, until May 2, 1947. Enacted after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it provided for a form of mixed con
summaryLong: The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, known informally as the Meiji Constitution, was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on February 11, 1889, and remained in force between November 29, 1890, until May 2, 1947. Enacted after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it provided for a form of mixed constitutional and absolute monarchy, primarily based on the German and partly based on the British models.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Meiji-Constitution-Empire-of-Japan.png/1280px-Meiji-Constitution-Empire-of-Japan.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Meiji Constitution"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Constitution"
  title: Meiji Constitution
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, known informally as the Meiji Constitution, was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which was proclaimed on Februar
wikidataQid: Q122804
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260624040359/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Constitution"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-24
  label: Meiji Constitution
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Constitution"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- constitutional_reform
- regime_change
canonicalClasses:
- governance
- creation
- transformation
impactRadius: national
velocity: gradual
predictability: scheduled
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: birth
