One way in which the rule of Peter the Great in
Russia and the rule of Emperor Meiji in Japan
are similar is that both leaders
(1) emancipated serfs
(2) granted equality to women
(3) encouraged modernization
(4) ruled according to a constitution
One way in which the rule of Peter the Great in Russia and the rule of Emperor Meiji in Japan are similar is that both leaders "(3) encouraged modernization," since both nations in many ways wanted to "catch up" with the western world.