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Emperor Kōmei

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Emperor Kōmei

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Also known as Komei, Emperor Komei, Kōmei-tennō, Koumei, Kōmei, Imperial Prince Osahito, Osahito, Prince Hiro, Prince Hiro

Emperor of Japan from 1846 to 1867

Key facts

Reign
10 March 1846 – 30 January 1867
Enthronement
31 October 1847
Predecessor
Ninkō
Successor
Meiji
Sh guns
See list Tokugawa Ieyoshi , Tokugawa Iesada , Tokugawa Iemochi , Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Born
Osahito, Prince Hiro ( 煕宮統仁親王 ) , ( 1831-07-22 ) 22 July 1831, Kyoto , Tokugawa shogunate
Died
30 January 1867 (1867-01-30) (aged 35), Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
Burial
Nochi no tsuki no wa no misasagi ( 後月輪東山陵 ) , Kyoto
Spouse
Asako Kujō
Issue
Emperor Meiji ( among others )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kyoto
Place of death
Kyoto
Occupation
ruler
Position held
Emperor of Japan
Languages spoken
Japanese
Religion
Shinto
Noble title
Imperial prince
Image
The Emperor Komei.jpg
Number of children
6
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Commons category
Emperor Kōmei
date of birth
1831-07-22
date of death
1867-01-30
cause of death
smallpox
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
統仁
name in kana
こうめい てんのう
birth name
煕宮
posthumous name
孝明
era name
Keiō
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HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Ninkō MotherNaoko Ōgimachi [ja] ReligionShinto Signature

Emperor Kōmei (孝明天皇, Kōmei-tennō; 22 July 1831 – 30 January 1867) was the 121st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōmei's reign spanned the years from 1846 through 1867, corresponding to the final years of the Edo period.

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