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Tenno Mutsuhito, the Emperor of Japan

Began 140 years ago in Japan called the Meiji period. Kaiser Mutsuhito shogun was overthrown by then the de facto ruler and indeed from the former fishing village of Edo, the Imperial City Tokyo today. More information on this ruling of the chrysanthemum throne learn here
3 Mutsuhito Born in November 1852 in Kyoto. His mother was the concubine Nakayama Yoshiko, his father was Komei, the 121 th Emperor of Japan. "concubine" is the way, not a Japanese title. This means that any one or more secret lover, usually a rule.
Emperor Komei, or Japanese Emperor Komei died in 1867. A few days after his death Mutsuhito Kaiser was to Japan. "Tenno" or "Sumeragi" means "heavenly sovereign. " Sometimes we also read "Mikado, " as the title of the Japanese emperor.

The end of the shogunate
Imperial Seal of Japan is a stylized chrysanthemum with 16 petals give. This is where the name "Chrysanthemum throne"for the Imperial Throne of Japan.

On February 3, 1867 as Emperor of Japan Mutsuhito took place in the Chrysanthemum Throne. Under his leadership, the Japanese imperial family experienced a new boom that had happened to his father in the forms. Even Emperor Komei had begun to limit the power of the shoguns.
Shoguns were members of the warrior caste of the samurai. He took charge of the Emperor to exercise the power in each country. Little by little, his power became more and more. Of 1192 in Japan was controlled by shoguns of different families and governed. From 1603 to 1868 was the longest period of peace in Japan, called "Edo period. " Edo was the name of a small fishing village before 1603 shogun Ieyasu became its administrative center.

Barcos a strange world
This period of isolation (sakoku) was in the 19 Century to the end. Especially the landing of the U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry forced open after 200 years of the Japanese Empire. Before there were strict as the travel ban to the Japanese and the barriers to foreign entry.
Emperor Komei, Mutsuhito father, unwittingly began opening to the outside of the realm. It is believed that his early death at the age of 35 have to do with it. Conservative, nationalist supporters against contact with distinguished foreigners of 'barbarism'.

Era of "enlightened rule"
Kaiser Mutsuhito continued this opening. His reign is now known as the Meiji Restoration. Meiji means "enlightened rule"and is the official state name (Nengo) of Mutsuhito. The Samurai is replaced by a higher class of Western-oriented. This led to the so-called Satsuma Rebellion in 1877, as a final rebellion against the emperor and his troops were tested. The film "The Last Samurai" is about the battle.
The old feudal system was finally abolished, public schools have been introduced, as well as the Gregorian calendar. 1889 brought emperors Mutsuhito a constitution, which lasted until World War II in force, and moved the imperial residence from Kyoto to Tokyo ("Eastern Capital").
In the Meiji period, Japanese corporations also have modern as Mitsubishi, Kawasaki roots. Japan's population doubled from 1867 to 1912 from 25 to over 50 million people. Mutsuhito Kaiser died on July 30, 1912 in Tokyo. Since then, named after the motto of his reign of Meiji Tenno. In his honor, was built largely by volunteers from the Meiji Shrine in Harajuku in Tokyo.

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