Between Dictatorial and Powerless Monarchy: Emperor Meiji’s Decision in the Sino-Japanese War

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10.2991/assehr.k.200428.100How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Emperor Meiji, Sino-Japanese War, Kowshing Incidentand

Abstract

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, previous studies on Japan ’s diplomacy and decision-making often focused on the Minister and the Navy. The emperor ’s understanding of the words and deeds in the war was often limited to edicts, edicts, and official propaganda. The real role played in decision-making. So that there are some views that the emperor is not pro-political, but only confirms the opinions of the cabinet ministers. This article will use the memoirs and letters to take the two nodes before the Kowshing Incidentand the attack of Chihli as examples to explore the real image of Emperor Meiji’s decision in the Sino-Japanese War.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiao Yifeng
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/01
TI  - Between Dictatorial and Powerless Monarchy: Emperor Meiji’s Decision in the Sino-Japanese War
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 469
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SN  - 2352-5398
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