Emperor Taishō

Emperor of Japan

Yoshihito 31 August 1879 Tōgū Palace, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan

25 December 1926(1926-12-25) (47) Imperial Villa, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan

Era name and datesTaishō: 30 July 1912 – 25 December 1926

Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926 Emperor of Japan Emperor Taishō 大正天皇 Formal portrait, 1912Emperor of JapanReign30 July 1912 – 25 December 1926 Enthronement10 November 1915PredecessorMeijiSuccessorShōwaRegentHirohito (1921–26)Prime Ministers See list Saionji Kinmochi Katsura Tarō Ōkuma Shigenobu Terauchi Masatake Hara Takashi Uchida Kōsai Yamamoto Gonbee Ōkuma Shigenobu Yamagata Aritomo Kiyoura Keigo Katō Takaaki Inukai Tsuyoshi Wakatsuki Reijirō BornYoshihito (嘉仁 ) (1879-08-31 ) 31 August 1879 Tōgū Palace, Akasaka, Tokyo, JapanDied25 December 1926(1926-12-25) (aged 47) Imperial Villa, Hayama, Kanagawa, JapanBurial8 February 1927 Musashi Imperial GraveyardSpouseSadako Kujō ​(m. 1900 )​Issue Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu Takahito, Prince Mikasa HouseImperial House of JapanFatherEmperor MeijiMotherYanagihara NarukoReligionShintoSignature Emperor Taishō (大正天皇 , Taishō-tennō, 31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926) was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the second ruler of the Empire of Japan from 30 July 1912 until his death in 1926. The Emperor's personal name was Yoshihito (嘉仁 ) . According to Japanese custom, during the reign the Emperor is called "the Emperor". After death, he is known by a posthumous name, which is the name of the era coinciding with his reign. Having ruled during the Taishō period, he is known as the "Emperor Taishō".