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(July 22, 1831 - January 30, 1867) was the 121st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from March 10, 1846 to January 30, 1867. His personal name was and his title was .
Genealogy
Emperor Kōmei was the fourth son of Emperor Ninkō. His wife was Kujō Asako (九条夙子), posthumously titled Eishō Kōteigō (英照皇太后). Emperor Meiji was his second son, by Nakayama Noshiko (中山慶子). Kōmei had 6 children, four daughters and two sons, but the future Emperor Meiji was the only one to survive past the age of four.
Life
The Emperor's younger sister, Imperial princess Kazu-no-Miya Chikako(和宮親子内親王) was set to marry the Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Iemochi as part of the Movement to Unite Court and Bakufu, but the shogun's death ended the negotiations. Emperor Kōmei didn't care much for anything foreign. He also hated the changes going on in Japan at the time. He was against opening Japan to the United States. He died of small pox at the age of 35. There is a theory that he was actually poisoned by the anti-Bakufu clique.
Name
Emperor Kōmei was the last emperor to be given a posthumous name chosen after his death. Beginning with Emperor Meiji, posthumous names were chosen in advance, being the same as the names coinciding with their reigns.
Eras of his reign
1831 births | 1867 deaths | Japanese emperors | Yamato line
Kōmei | Emperador Kōmei | Kōmei | Komei imperatore del Giappone | 孝明天皇 | Komei | Император Комэй | Komei | 孝明天皇
"Emperor Komei"