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.
who was the japanese emperor that presided over japan's transition towards modernization
Emperor Meiji