(
November 3,
1852 —
July 30,
1912) was the 122nd
emperor of
Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from
February 3,
1867 until his death.His personal name was . Like all his predecessors, he has been known by a
posthumous name since his death. Upon his death a new tradition of giving the late emperor the name of the
era coinciding with his reign was established. Having ruled during the
Meiji era (Enlightened rule), he is now known as Emperor Meiji. Although he is sometimes referred to as Mutsuhito or Emperor Mutsuhito outside of Japan, Japanese emperors are only referred to by their posthumous names in Japan. Use of an emperor's personal name would be considered too familiar, or even derogatory.
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