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Title
ItemOriginal script signed by the Emperor, 1894, Imperial Edict, August 1, Declaration of War Against Qing
Hierarchy
Reference Code
A03020165600
Call Number of holding
御01620100(National Archives of Japan (NAJ))
Language
Japanese
Creator
Cabinet
Date of Document Creation
1894.08.01
Total of Images
4
Organization
Cabinet
Summary
天佑ヲ保全シ万世一系ノ皇祚ヲ践メル大日本帝国皇帝ハ忠実勇武ナル汝有衆ニ示ス 朕茲ニ清国ニ対シテ戦ヲ宣ス朕カ百僚有司ハ宜ク朕カ意ヲ体シ陸上ニ海面ニ清国ニ対シテ交戦ノ事ニ従ヒ以テ国家ノ目的ヲ達スルニ努力スヘシ苟モ国際法ニ戻ラサル限リ各々権能ニ応シテ一切ノ手段ヲ尽スニ於テ必ス遺漏ナカラムコトヲ期セヨ惟フニ朕カ即位以来茲ニ二十有余年文明ノ化ヲ平和ノ治ニ求メ事ヲ外国ニ構フルノ極メテ不可ナルヲ信シ有司ヲシテ常ニ友邦ノ誼ヲ篤クスルニ努力セシメ幸ニ列国ノ交際ハ年ヲ遂フテ親密ヲ加フ何ソ料ラム清国ノ朝鮮事件ニ於ケル我ニ対シテ着着鄰交ニ戻リ信義ヲ失スルノ挙ニ出テムトハ 朝鮮ハ帝国カ其ノ始ニ啓誘シテ列国ノ伍伴ニ就カシメタル独立
Citations to cases and papers

“Original script signed by the Emperor, 1894, Imperial Edict, August 1, Declaration of War Against Qing” Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) Ref.A03020165600, Original script signed by the Emperor, 1894, Imperial Edict, August 1, Declaration of War Against Qing (National Archives of Japan)