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1852-1912. Emperor of Japan from 1867, when
he took the title meiji tenno (`enlightened
sovereign'). During his reign Japan became a
world industrial and naval power. He
abolished the feudal system and
discrimination against the lowest caste,
established state schools, and introduced
conscription, the Western calendar, and other
measures in an attempt to modernize Japan,
including a constitution 1889. The son of
Emperor Komei, he took the personal name
Mutsuhito when he became crown prince 1860.