Young emperor meiji biography summary



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Emperor Meiji

Emperor of Japan from to

Emperor Meiji
明治天皇

Portrait by Uchida Kuichi,

Reign30 January – 30 July
Enthronement13 February
PredecessorKōmei
SuccessorTaishō
ShōgunTokugawa Yoshinobu (–)
Daijō-daijinSanjō Sanetomi (–)
BornMutsuhito, Prince Sachi
(祐宮睦仁親王)
()3 November
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Yamashiro, Tokugawa shogunate
Died30 July () (aged&#;59)
Meiji Palace, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Burial13 September

Fushimi Momoyama no Misasagi (伏見桃山陵), Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Spouse
Issue
among others
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Kōmei
MotherNakayama Yoshiko
ReligionShinto
Signature

Mutsuhito[a] (3 November &#;&#; 30 July ), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji,[b][c] was the nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from until his death in His reign is associa