Empire of Japan

Meiji Japan's empire: first Asian power to defeat a European great power, ended in 1945.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1868 – 1947

region

East Asia / Pacific

Core Principles & Analysis

• The 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth followed Japan's defeat of Russia.
• Korea was annexed in 1910 after the empire's wars with China and Russia.
• Defeat in 1945 ended the empire; the 1947 constitution demilitarized the state.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Empire of Japan