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Sword Abolishment Edict
- When
- March 28, 1876
- Where
- Meiji Government
The Haitōrei Edict was issued on March 28, 1876, prohibiting most people from carrying weapons in public, seen as an embodiment of a sword hunt.
The edict was passed by the Daijō-kan. It prohibited people, with the exception of former lords, the military, and law enforcement officials, from carrying weapons in public. The first Haitōrei of 1870 had already prohibited farmers or merchants from wearing swords and dressing like samurai.
Sources
- Haitō Edict Wikipedia, revision of 2025-05-24
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