Following the surrender of powers to Mutsuhito, the feudal Daimyo and Samurai systems were quickly dismantled, a Western-style constitution was introduced, and a policy of government-sponsored industrial development was implemented.
Following the surrender of powers to Mutsuhito, the feudal Daimyo and Samurai systems were quickly dismantled, a Western-style constitution was introduced, and a policy of government-sponsored industrial development was implemented. Precipitated by the Tokugawa Shogunate's increasingly severe internal difficulties in the first half of the 19th century, this event  marked the return of imperial rule in Japan. FTP, name this 1868 transfer of power which has been credited with allowing Japan to be transformed into a centralized modern state.
Following the surrender of powers to Mutsuhito, the feudal Daimyo and Samurai systems were quickly dismantled, a Western-style constitution was introduced, and a policy of government-sponsored industrial development was implemented.
Meiji Restoration