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Drafting by Yuri Kimimasa

When: January 1868
Where: Unknown drafting location
Part of: Event of 1868: The Charter Oath, drawn up by his councilors, is promulgated at the enthronement

Junior councilor Yuri Kimimasa wrote the first draft of the Oath in January 1868, containing progressive language.

The first draft of the Oath was written by junior councilor Yuri Kimimasa in January 1868. This draft contained progressive language that spoke to the frustrations experienced by radical but modestly born Meiji leaders in service to hereditary incompetents. This initial drafting influenced the final promulgated text.

Sources

Charter Oath Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-12

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