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*''Died: [[1912]]''

*''Died: [[1912]]''

*''Reign: [[1867]]-1912''

*''Reign: [[1867]]-1912''

*''Other Names'': 睦仁 ''(Mutsuhito)''

*''Other Names'': 睦仁 ''(Mutsuhito)'', 祐宮 ''(Sachinomiya)''

*''Japanese'': 明治天皇 ''(Meiji tennou)''

*''Japanese'': 明治天皇 ''(Meiji tennou)''

==Life & Reign==

==Life & Reign==

Emperor Meiji, known by his personal name Mutsuhito during his life, was the son of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] and [[Nakayama Yoshiko]], an imperial concubine. His wife, Ichijô Haruko, came to be known as [[Empress Shoken|Empress Dowager Shôken]].

Emperor Meiji, known by his personal name Mutsuhito during his life, was the son of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] and [[Nakayama Yoshiko]], an imperial concubine. His wife, Ichijô Haruko, came to be known as [[Empress Shoken|Empress Dowager Shôken]]. At seven days old, he was initially named Sachinomiya.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 378.</ref>

Meiji took the throne on 1867/1/9, less than a year before [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] stepped down as [[Shogun]], marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the "[[Meiji Restoration|restoration]]" of Imperial rule.

Meiji took the throne on 1867/1/9, less than a year before [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] stepped down as [[Shogun]], marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the "[[Meiji Restoration|restoration]]" of Imperial rule.