Meiji Restoration
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The Meiji Restoration, referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration, was a political event that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji and led to the westernisation of Jap
Portrait of Emperor Meiji in 1880
A Japanese print depicting the arrival of Perry's fleet (1854)
Arimura Jisaemon preparing to decapitate Ii Naosuke (1860)
Japanese print by Utagawa Kuniteru III depicting "Takeda Kōunsai at Mt. Tsukuba" under the banner of sonnō jōi.
Emperor Kōmei
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Emperor Kōmei 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 peri
The Imperial crown of Japanese Emperor Kōmei
Genpuku (元服) ceremony of crown prince Osahito (right) at the Shishinden, Emperor Ninkō on throne (left) in 1st year of Kōka (1845).
Emperor Komei receives court officials at the Seiryōden (清涼殿).