expression, noun
Meiji 14 political upheaval; ousting of Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters (1881)
Historical term referring to the 1881 political crisis in which Ōkuma Shigenobu and his followers were expelled from the Meiji government.
明治十四年の政変は、大隈重信が政府を追われた出来事として知られている。
The Meiji 14 political upheaval is known as the event in which Ōkuma Shigenobu was ousted from the government.
The name derives from the year Meiji 14 (1881) and the political upheaval (政変) that occurred. The exact historical derivation is tied to the specific events of that year.