<P> Emperor Meiji ( 明治 天皇 , Meiji - tennō , November 3 , 1852 -- July 30 , 1912 ) , or Meiji the Great ( 明治 大帝 , Meiji - taitei ) , was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession , reigning from February 3 , 1867 until his death on July 30 , 1912 . He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan , as the nation quickly changed from an isolationist feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power , characterized by the Japanese industrial revolution . </P>
<P> Emperor Meiji ( 明治 天皇 , Meiji - tennō , November 3 , 1852 -- July 30 , 1912 ) , or Meiji the Great ( 明治 大帝 , Meiji - taitei ) , was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession , reigning from February 3 , 1867 until his death on July 30 , 1912 . He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan , as the nation quickly changed from an isolationist feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power , characterized by the Japanese industrial revolution . </P>
who was the japanese leader who called his reign the enlightened rule
who was the japanese leader who called his reign the enlightened rule
Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji