Who was the Emperor Meiji?

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Who was the Emperor Meiji?

Answer 1

The Meiji Emperor (1852-1912), emperor of Japan (1867-1912), born Prince Mutsuhito and the 122nd emperor in the traditional count, whose accession to the throne marked the beginning of a national revolution known as the Meiji Restoration. He was only 15 years old when he ascended the Japanese throne in 1868. When he died in 1912, Japan had risen from a feudal country to a powerful Asian nation shaped after Western patterns. Although Emperor Meiji never executed real power, he became the figurehead of the new era named after him.

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Answer 3

Known by the name Mutsuhito (睦仁) he was the 122nd Emperor of Japan whos reign lasted from 3 February 1867 until his death on 30 July 1912, aged 59. This era is regarded as the Meiji period.

During this time The Meiji Restoration took place. It was a time of change for Japan with the Tokugawa Shogun regime coming to an end on November 9, 1867.

The Emperor made this statement the following year.

"The Emperor of Japan announces to the sovereigns of all foreign countries and to their subjects that permission has been granted to the Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu to return the governing power in accordance with his own request. We hall henceforward exercise supreme authority in all the internal and external affairs of the country. Consequently the title of Emperor must be substituted for that of Tycoon, in which the treaties have been made. Officers are being appointed by us to the conduct of foreign affairs. It is desirable that the representatives of the treaty powers recognize this announcement."

– February 3, 1868

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