Emperor Kômei was Emperor of Japan during the Bakumatsu period. He was preceded by his father Emperor Ninkô and succeeded by his son, Emperor Meiji.
Kômei was the emperor's posthumous name; his personal name during life was Osahito.
The major events of his reign were the major events of the Bakumatsu, including the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853, the signing of the Convention of Kanagawa the following year, the signing of the Harris Treaty in 1858, and the various other incidents and conflicts that led up to the Meiji Restoration.
References
- "Chronology of the Japanese Emperors since the Mid-Nineteenth Century." in Handbook of Oriental Studies. Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, 2008. p335.
| Preceded by Emperor Ninkô |
Emperor of Japan 1846-1867 |
Succeeded by Emperor Meiji |