Episode 2 of 2
Accession of Emperor Kōmei
- When
- 10 March 1846
- Where
- Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan
Prince Osahito was enthroned as Emperor Kōmei on 10 March 1846, becoming the 121st emperor of Japan.
Prince Osahito, previously titled Hiro-no-miya, was enthroned on 10 March 1846 upon his father's death. He became the 121st emperor according to traditional succession. His reign spanned from 1846 through 1867, marking the final years of the Edo period. This event established Kōmei as the successor to Ninkō.
Sources
- Emperor Kōmei Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.