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University of Tokio

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TOKIO, UNIVERSITY OF. A Japanese uni versity founded in 1868 by the union of two older schools, as one of the results of the great political and social revolution of that year. It has grown with the growth of modern Japan. At first officered largely by foreigners, these have been gradually superseded by .Japanese. for the most part trained in Europe and the United States. The university is a Government institu tion. Its administration is vested in a presi dent and a board of councilors, two from each college, named by the Minister of Education, for a term of five years. The colleges comprise law, medicine, engineering, philosophy, history, math ematics, and science. Two degrees are given, one for work in course. the other for special distinc tion. The university includes an observatory and a library. There were 2908 students in 1900-01.

ToKbLYI, tivkM-yi, or TifIKOLI, IMRE (Emerich). Count (1650-1705). An Hungarian patriot. He to a Lutheran family and was born at the of K6snifirk, in the County of Zips. His father, Count Stephen, was impli cated in the conspiracy of Zrinyi, Rrtkoczy, and Frangipani against Leopold I. of Austria; and after his death. and the execution of Zrinyi and others, young Tbkidyi sought an asylum in Poland. where he had large possessions. After

vain endeavors to recover from the Emperor his patrimonial estates, he obtained the support of Apafi. Prince of Transylvania, and in 1678 he took the lead in the insurrection in Hungary. He advanced victoriously, capturing a number of towns, and even penetrating into the heart of Moravia. The Turkish Sultan, Mohammed 1V., espoused his cause, and in 1082 declared him Prince of Hungary tinder Turkish suzer ainty. Tbkolyi joined Kara Mustapha in the great onslaught on Austria in 1683, but after the disaster to the Turks at Vienna many of his followers fell off from him, and in 1685 he was imprisoned by the Turks. He was soon released, however, and resumed operations, but without success. In 1689 he was made Prince of Tran sylvania by the Sultan, and invaded that coun try with a Turkish army, but was forced back into Wallachia. He took part in the subsequent campaigns against Austria, and after the Peace of Karlowitz he was made by the Sultan Prince of W'iddin and resided as his pensioner at Con stantinople, where lie (lied.