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Charter of the University
- When
- April 1877
- Where
- Meiji government
The Meiji government chartered the University of Tokyo in April 1877, establishing it as the nation's first modern university.
The university was formed by merging several pre-westernization era institutions. The decision to form the university by merging these schools was made around 1875. The charter formalized the establishment of the institution in Japan. A single source gives the charter date as April 12, 1877, but this day-level date is uncorroborated.
Sources
- University of Tokyo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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