Hirohito (裕仁), also known as Emperor Shōwa (昭和天皇, Shōwa tennō), (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death in 1989.
Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, he is now referred to exclusively by his posthumous name Emperor Shōwa in Japan and increasingly by scholars outside Japan. The word Shōwa is the name of the...
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Date of birth:
- Apr 29, 1901
Date of death:
- Jan 7, 1989 (age 87 years)
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Also known as:
- Emperor Hirohito,
- Showa Emperor
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