Biography of emperor hirohito
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Hirohito
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
This article is about the emperor of Japan. For other uses, see Hirohito (disambiguation).
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| Reign | 25 December 1926 – 7 January 1989 | ||||
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| Enthronement | 10 November 1928 | ||||
| Predecessor | Taishō | ||||
| Successor | Akihito | ||||
| Regency | 25 November 1921 – 25 December 1926 | ||||
| Monarch | Taishō | ||||
| Born | Hirohito, Prince Michi (迪宮裕仁親王) (1901-04-29)29 April 1901 Tōgū Palace, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Died | 7 January 1989(1989-01-07) (aged 87) Fukiage Palace, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| Burial | 24 February 1989 Musashi Imperial Graveyard, Hachiōji | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Taishō | ||||
| Mother | Sadako Kujō | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
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Hirohito[a] (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa,[b] was the 124th emperor of Jap
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Hirohito: The Early Years
Hirohito, the eldest son of Crown Prince Yoshihito, was born on April 29, 1901, within the confines of the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo. According to custom, imperial family members were not raised by their parents. Instead, Hirohito spent his early years in the care of first a retired vice-admiral and then an imperial attendant. From age 7 to 19, Hirohito attended schools set up for the children of nobility. He received rigorous instruction in military and religious matters, along with other subjects such as math and physics. In 1921, Hirohito and a 34-man entourage traveled to Western Europe for a six-month tour; it was the first time a Japanese crown prince had ever gone abroad.
Did you know? Hirohito’s son Akihito, the current emperor of Japan, broke with 1,500 years of tradition by marrying a commoner in 1959.
Upon his return to Japan, Hirohito became regent for his chronically ill father and assumed the duties of emperor. In September 1923, an earth
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Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan, 1971 ©Hirohito was kejsare of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. His role in Japan's government in the World War Two remains highly controversial.
Hirohito was born in Tokyo on 29 April 1901, the eldest son of Crown Prince Yoshihito. His father became emperor when Hirohito was 11.
In 1921, Hirohito went on a six-month tour of europe, becoming the first member of the Japanese imperial family to travel abroad. He married an imperial princess, Nagako, in 1924 and they had sju children. Hirohito became kejsare when his father died in 1926.
The emperor was regarded as divine bygd many Japanese. In reality he had little power, with civilian and increasingly military officials deciding national policy. He reluctantly supported the invasion of Manchuria and the war against China, and attempted to encourage cooperation with Britain and the USA. However, he had no choice but to approve the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbo