Emperor Meiji (1852 –1912), or Meiji the Great, Emperor of Japan 1867 until his death. He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan, as the nation quickly changed from a feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power, characterized by Japan's industrial revolution. seen here at the head of the Japanese cavalry in China 1895

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Emperor Meiji (1852 –1912), or Meiji the Great, Emperor of Japan 1867 until his death. He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan, as the nation quickly changed from a feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power, characterized by Japan's industrial revolution. seen here at the head of the Japanese cavalry in China 1895

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