Emperor Meiji 明治天皇
（重定向自Mutsuhito）
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![Teenager Meiji Emperor with foreign representatives at the end of the Boshin War, 1868–1870](/Images/godic/202501/28/Teenager_Meiji_Emperor_with_foreign_representatives_1868_18701659.jpg")
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Emperor Meiji(明治天皇Meiji-tennō, November 3, 1852 – July 30, 1912), or Meiji the Great(明治大帝Meiji-taitei), was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 1867 until his death on July 30, 1912. He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan, as the nation quickly changed from a feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power, characterized by Japan industrial revolution.