Charter Oath
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- Date: 1868/3/14
The Charter Oath was an early predecessor to a Meiji Constitution, and constituted the basic policies of the new Meiji government, announced on 1868/3/14.
The document was based on a draft by Kido Kôin, who based it in turn on versions submitted to him by Yuri Kimimasa (1829-1909) of Echizen and Fukuoka Takachika (1835-1919) of Tosa; all three drafts emphasized the idea of free and open discussion (kôron), and of rule by a committee of daimyô from a number of (or all) domains, and not solely or chiefly by leaders from Satsuma and Chôshû.
References
- David Lu, Japan: A Documentary History, 306.
