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Proposal for a Second University
- When
- 1896
- Where
- Kyoto
Saionji Kinmochi proposed using war reparations from the First Sino-Japanese War to establish a second university in Kyoto.
Saionji Kinmochi, an aristocratic politician from a prominent kuge family in Kyoto, suggested the founding of the nation's second university. He proposed using war reparations from the First Sino-Japanese War to fund this initiative, which was subsequently enacted in 1896.
Sources
- Kyoto University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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