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Emperor Meiji was the first Emperor of Japan in the Meiji period, and he reigned from 1868 to 1912. The Tokugawa Shogunate was the last feudal military government in Japan, and it was overthrown in 1868 by the forces of the Meiji Restoration. After the death of Emperor Kōmei, the Tokugawa Shogunate surrendered to Emperor Meiji, and the Meiji Restoration was completed.