His death in 1912 marked the beginning of the Taisho period, and although he was born with the name Mutshuhito, he is usually given a name meaning "enlightened rule."
His death in 1912 marked the beginning of the Taisho period, and although he was born with the name Mutshuhito, he is usually given a name meaning "enlightened rule." Following the Boshin War and the promulgation of the Five Pointed Charter Oath, his accession led to a namesake era in his country that followed the abolition of the Tokugawa Shogunate. For 10 points name this modernizing emperor of Japan who lends his name to a certain "restoration."
His death in 1912 marked the beginning of the Taisho period, and although he was born with the name Mutshuhito, he is usually given a name meaning "enlightened rule."
{Meiji} Emperor [or Meiji the Great; accept {Mutsuhito} before it is read]