The phrase '''Meiji restoration''' ''(明治維新 Meiji-ishin)'' refers to both the events of 1868 that led to the “restoration” of power to the emperor, as well as the entire period of revolutionary changes that coincided with the [[Meiji]] emperor's reign (1868–1912)<ref>W. G. Beasley, The Meiji Restoration (1972)</ref>.<br />
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{{copyvio}}The phrase '''Meiji restoration''' ''(明治維新 Meiji-ishin)'' refers to both the events of 1868 that led to the “restoration” of power to the emperor, as well as the entire period of revolutionary changes that coincided with the [[Meiji]] emperor's reign (1868–1912)<ref>W. G. Beasley, The Meiji Restoration (1972)</ref>.<br />