Reference list of Emperors

[Ed_Haynes]

10 Mar 1846 - 30 Jan 1867 - Osahito (統仁 - Komei-tenno - 孝明天皇), (b. 1831 - d. 1867)

13 Feb 1867 - 30 Jul 1912 - Mutsuhito (睦仁 - Meiji-tenno - 明治天皇,), (b. 1852 - d. 1912)

30 Jul 1912 - 25 Dec 1926 - Yoshihito (嘉仁 - Taisho-tenno - 大正天皇), (b. 1879 - d. 1926)

25 Nov 1921 - 25 Dec 1926 - Prince Hirohito (regent), (b. 1901 - d. 1989)

25 Dec 1926 - 7 Jan 1989 - Hirohito (裕仁 - Showa-tenno - 昭和天皇), (s.a.)

7 Jan 1989 -- - Akihito (明仁), (b. 1933) [to be Heisei - 平成]

Edited September 12, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Laurence Strong]

Thankyou Ed I hope you are feeling better today

[lilbit]

this web page might be helpful as well

Conversion chart for Japanese dates since the Meiji period.

http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~watson/ref/mtsh.html