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Emperor Meiji
| Meiji | |
|---|---|
 Emperor Meiji in 1888 | |
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 3 February 1867–30 July 1912 (45 years, 178 days) |
| Predecessor | Kōmei |
| Successor | Taishō |
| Born | Mutsuhito 3 November 1852 Kyoto, Empire Of Japan |
| Died | 30 July 1912 (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. He was involved in the Boxer Rebellion to stop Qing Empress Dowager Cixi. Emperor Meiji allied with Russia (led by Nicholas II), Germany (led by Kaiser Wilhelm II), Austria-Hungary (led by Franz Joseph I of Austria), France (led by Félix Faure and Émile Loubet), Britain (led by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury) and the United States of America (led by William McKinley) to help General Yuan Shikai in the Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901). He was also involved in the Philippine-American War (1899–1902) along with Emperor Wilhelm II before the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. He was Emperor of Japan (1867–1912), Taiwan (1895–1912) and Korea (1910–1912).
- ↑ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 明治天皇 (122). Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2002). "Traditional order of Tennō" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 962-963.
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