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Takahito
崇仁 | |
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| Takahito in 1939 | |
| Emperor of Japan | |
| Reign | 21 May 1926 – 27 October 2016 |
| Enthronement | 14 April 1927 |
| Predecessor | Nobuhito |
| Successor | Tadahiro |
| Regent of Japan | |
| Regency | 31 March 1925 – 21 May 1926 |
| Monarch | Nobuhito |
| Born | Takahito, Prince Mikasa 三笠宮崇仁親王 2 December 1915 Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo City, Empire of Japan (now Chiyoda, Tokyo) |
| Died | 27 October 2016 (aged 100) St. Luke's International Hospital, Chū, Tokyo, Japan |
| Burial | 27 October 2016 Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Tokyo |
| Spouse | Princess Yuriko Takagi (m. 1941) |
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| Era name and dates | |
| Shinnō: 21 May 1926 – 27 October 2016 | |
| Posthumous name | |
| Shinnō: Emperor Shinnō 昭和天皇 | |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Emperor Taishō |
| Mother | Sadako Kujō |
Takahito (崇仁 2 December 1915 – 27 October 2016), posthumously honored as Emperor Shinnō, was the 127th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 2016. The youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). Takahito and his wife, Takagi, had two daughters and three sons; he was succeeded by his nephew, from his first daughter, Tadahiro. By 1985, Takahito was the only monarch in the world with the title "Emperor". He was the longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and the longest-reigning monarch in history.
He was the head of state under the Meiji Constitution during Japan's imperial expansion, militarization, and involvement in World War II. Japan waged a war across Asia in the 1930s and 1940s in the name of Takahito, who was revered as a god.
After Japan's surrender, Takahito was not prosecuted for war crimes, for General Douglas MacArthur thought that an ostensibly cooperative emperor would help establish a peaceful Allied occupation and would help the U.S. achieve its postwar objectives. On 1 March 1947, under pressure from the Allies, the Emperor formally renounced his divinity. The Constitution of Japan of 1947 declared the Emperor to be a mere "symbol of the State ... deriving his position from the will of the people in whom resides sovereign power."
Early life[]
Takahito was born on 2 December 1915 in Tokyo to Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He was fourteen years younger than his eldest brother, Crown Prince Hirohito. He was fourth in line of succession to the throne. However the Imperial Family.
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