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Emperor Meiji

Meiji

Emperor Meiji in 1888

Reign3 February 1867–30 July 1912
(45 years, 178 days)
PredecessorKōmei
SuccessorTaishō
BornMutsuhito
(1852-11-03)3 November 1852
Kyoto, Empire Of Japan
Died30 July 1912(1912-07-30) (aged 59)
Tokyo,Empire Of Japan (Today ; Japan)
Burial

Mozu no Mimihara no naka no misasagi (Osaka)

Mutsuhito or Emperor Meiji (Japanese ; 明治天皇, Meiji-tennō, 3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession.[1] His reign lasted from 1867 until his death in 1912.[2] He was Emperor of the Empire of Japan from 1867 to 1912 and he was the leader of Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), being rivals with the Qing dynasty, the Russian Empire and European Powers.

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