was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. His reign lasted from 1867 until his death in 1912. He was Emperor of the Empire of Japan from 1867-1912 he was 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 and 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 from 1899-1901 . He was also involved in the Philippine-American War in 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) .
Events of Meiji's life
Meiji's reign was marked by many changes including the move of the Imperial court from Kyoto to Tokyo.
Timeline 1852-1912
A timeline of major events includes:
1852 (Kaei 5): A son called Sachinomiya is born to Emperor Kōmei
1860 (Ansei 7): Sachinomiya becomes official heir and his personal name (imina) becomes Mutsuhito. 1867 (Keiō 3): Kōmei dies and the responsibility of the throne passes to Crown Prince Mutsuhito. 1868 (Meiji 1): Official beginning of the emperor's reign and Japanese era name becomes the first year of Meiji. 1869 (meiji 2): Marriage to Ichijo Haruko, who becomes Empress Shoken. 1879 (meiji 12): Prince Yoshihito (the future Taisho Tenno) is born.
1889 (Meiji 22): Meiji Constitution is proclaimed
1894 (Meiji 27): Sino-Japanese War
1899-1901 Boxer Rebellion
1904–1905 (Meiji 37-38):: Russo-Japanese War
1912 (Meiji 45): The emperor dies
After death
He died in Tokyo. A detailed account of the state funeral in the New York Times concluded with an observation: "The contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking indeed. Before it went old Japan; after it came new Japan."
The spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife are honored at the in Tokyo.
Honors
Order of the Garter, 1906
Related pages
Emperor of Japan
List of emperors of Japan
Japanese imperial family tree
Meiji period
Meiji Seamount
References
Further reading
Jansen, Marius. (1995). The Emergence of Meiji Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ; ; OCLC 31515308 Keene, Donald. (2002). Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912. New York: Columbia University Press. ; OCLC 46731178