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Mutsuhito [a] (3 November 1852 – 30 July 1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji, [b] [c] was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1867 until his death in 1912.
Son of Emperor Go-Yōzei. Japan implements isolationist policy. ... Emperor Kōmei 孝明天皇: 1846–1867 (21 years) ... 3 February 1867 – 30 July 1912
The Meiji era (明治時代, Meiji jidai, [meꜜː(d)ʑi] ⓘ) was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. [1] The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent ...
For example, between 1192 and 1867, the shōguns, or their shikken regents in Kamakura (1203–1333), were the de facto rulers of Japan, although they were nominally appointed by the emperor. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the emperor was the embodiment of all sovereign power in the realm, as enshrined in the Meiji Constitution of 1889.
July 30 – Emperor Meiji dies. He is succeeded by his son Yoshihito who becomes Emperor Taishō. In the history of Japan, the event marks the end of the Meiji period and the beginning of the Taishō period. September 13 – Burial of Emperor Meiji in Kyoto. October 12 – Taisho Pharmaceutical was founded by Kinujirō Ishii. [citation needed]
The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan, from the legendary Emperor Jimmu to the present monarch, ... 1852–1912 Meiji r. 1867–1912 (122) Empress ...
January 30 (Keiō 2, 25th day of the 12th month) – Emperor Kōmei dies of smallpox.He had suffered a fatally violent bout of vomiting and diarrhea. Since he had consistently opposed the anti-bakufu forces this was distinctly convenient for them and it was rumored that he was assassinated, either by radicals from Choshu or radical officials in the court.
Japan sent a delegation to and participated in the 1867 World Fair in Paris. Tokugawa Yoshinobu (informally known as Keiki) reluctantly became head of the Tokugawa house and shōgun following the unexpected death of Tokugawa Iemochi in mid-1866. In 1867, Emperor Kōmei died and was succeeded by his second son, Mutsuhito, as Emperor Meiji.