regulation enacted during the Meiji Restoration in Japan which gave the freedom of haircut and abolished the use of swords
Event
Haircut and Sword Edict
regulation enacted during the Meiji Restoration in Japan which gave the freedom of haircut and abolished the use of swords
- 9 August 1871
- East Asia
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