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Mutsu Hito
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or "MUTSU HITO (1852-1912), Mikado, Or Emperor, Of Japan ( see 19.100), was represented in 1911 at the coronation of King George V. by H. I. H. Prince Higashi Fushimi, both Adml. Togo and Gen. Nogi being on the imperial staff. A year later the Emperor was stricken down by illness, and succumbed to it on July 30 1912. The simplicity of the Emperor's personal life, and the concern he had always displayed for the welfare of his subjects, had endeared him to his people. The obsequies took place on Sept. 13 and 14, with Shinto rites, at Moyayama, near Kioto, and, in addition to the presence of special ambassadors from the foreign Powers, a guard of honour from the British navy testified to the alliance between the two island empires of East and West. A profoundly touching impression was created throughout the whole world by the suicide of Gen. Count Nogi and of the Countess Nogi, at the moment that the body of the Emperor was leaving the palace.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mutsu Hito'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mutsu-hito.html. 1910.
