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  1. The emperor of Japan or Tennō (天皇, pronounced), literally "ruler from heaven" or "heavenly sovereign", is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position deriving from "the will of the people with ...

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    • List of Emperors of Japan

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  2. Legendary Emperors (660 BC – 269 AD) 1. Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no Mikoto. 00340. 660–585 BC. Emperor Jimmu. 神武天皇. Traditional dates; claimed descent from the sun goddess, Amaterasu [3] 2.

    No.
    Portrait
    Personal Name
    Reign
    1
    Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no Mikoto
    00340 660–585 BC
    2
    Kamu Nunagawamimi no Mikoto
    00491 581–549 BC
    3
    Shikitsuhiko Tamademi no Mikoto
    00451 549–511 BC
    4
    Oho Yamatohiko Sukitomo no Mikoto
    00490 510–476 BC
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  4. The Emperor of Japan [2] is the head of state of Japan, The monarch is the symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of its people. [3] In the Japanese constitutional monarchy, the emperor does not have any political power. [4] In world politics, he is the only current emperor. The current emperor is his Majesty emperor Naruhito.

    • 11 February 660 BC; 2,683 years ago
  5. Jul 10, 2019 · The Emperor of Japan is a position as the head of state which traditionally dates back to the 7th century BCE and the legendary figure of Emperor Jimmu (r. 660-585 BCE). Emperors came to be known as the Tenno or 'heavenly sovereign' in reference to the widely held belief that they were directly descended from the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu.

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  6. Emperor Meiji, the 122nd Emperor of Japan. The emperor was restored to nominal supreme power, and in 1869, the imperial family moved to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("eastern capital"). However, the most powerful men in the government were former samurai from Chōshū and Satsuma rather than the emperor, who was fifteen in 1868.

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