Emperor Taisho

• Born: 1879
• Died: 1926
• Other Names: 義仁 (Yoshihito)
• Japanese: 大正天皇 (Taishou tennou)

Emperor Taishô was the son of Emperor Meiji, and the grandfather of the current Emperor. He is known to history as having been sickly, and his brief reign is marked chiefly by Japan's limited participation in World War I, the Siberian Intervention, the assassination of Prime Minister Hara Takashi in 1921, and the Great Kantô Earthquake of 1923.

Taishô was the son of Emperor Meiji and Yanagihara Naruko, an imperial concubine. His wife, Kujô Sadako, was also known as Empress Teimei.

Taishô succeeded his father in 1912, and died in 1926, being succeeded by his son, the Shôwa Emperor, also known as Emperor Hirohito.

Preceded by Emperor Meiji

Emperor of Japan 1912-1926

Succeeded by Emperor Shôwa

References

• "Chronology of the Japanese Emperors since the Mid-Nineteenth Century." in Handbook of Oriental Studies. Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, 2008. p336.