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  2. Taishō era - Wikipedia

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    The Taishō era (大正時代, Taishō jidai, [taiɕoː dʑidai] ⓘ) was a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of Emperor Taishō. [1]

  3. Timeline of Japanese history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Japanese history, ... Taisho period (1912–1926) Year Date Event 1912: 30 July: Prince Taisho became as the Emperor of Japan.

  4. Emperor Taishō - Wikipedia

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    Funeral of Emperor Taisho in Tokyo. In early December 1926, it was announced that the emperor had pneumonia. He died of a heart attack at 1:25 a.m. on 25 December 1926 at the Hayama Imperial Villa at Hayama, on Sagami Bay south of Tokyo (in Kanagawa Prefecture). [20] He was 47 years old and succeeded by his eldest son, Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa.

  5. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). Heian (平安) means "peace" in Japanese.

  6. Taihō (era) - Wikipedia

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    Taihō (大宝) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, "year name") after a late 7th century interruption in the sequence of nengō after Shuchō and before Keiun. This period spanned the years from March 701 through May 704. [1] The reigning emperor was Monmu-tennō (文武天皇). [2]

  7. List of emperors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Son of Emperor Ninkō. Reigned during the Bakumatsu period during which Japan ended its isolationist policy and changed from Tokugawa rule to Imperial rule. Last instance of an emperor with multiple era names. [141] 122: Mutsuhito 睦仁: Emperor Meiji 明治天皇: 30 January 1867 – 30 July 1912 (45 years, 182 days)

  8. Taishō political crisis - Wikipedia

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    Mobs vandalizing pro-government Niroku Shimposha newspaper office. The Taishō political crisis (大正政変, Taishō seihen) was a period of political upheaval in Japan that occurred after the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912.

  9. Japanese era name - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese era name (Japanese: 元号, Hepburn: gengō, "era name") or nengō (年号, year name), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan ( 元 ) ") meaning "origin, basis", followed ...