1879 in Japan explained

Events in the year 1879 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 12 in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Emperor Meiji[1]

Governors

Taihe Yasujo

Benzō Fujii

Baron Tatsutaro Nomura then Hitomi Katsutaro

Takaaki Tomioka

Baron Masanao Makimura

Baron Matsudaira Masanao

Narasaki Hiroshi

Nagayama Sheng Hui

Viscount Norobu Watanabe

Tasuke Shirane

Masataka Kusumoto then Matsuda Michiyuki

Births

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meiji emperor of Japan . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Taishō emperor of Japan . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.