Find out more about the greatest Japanese Emperors & Kings, including Hirohito, Oda Nobunaga, Akihito, Emperor Meiji and Emperor Jimmu

12/04/2020 · Japanese emperors have led varied lives, so let’s take a look at the 10 most famous Japanese Emperors and Kings. 1. Emperor Jimmu. Emperor Jimmu, or Jinmu-Tennō, was the first emperor of Japan and the founder of the ‘Imperial House of Japan.’. It seems he lived in the Yayoi Period, Japan’s “Iron Age.”.

One of the most loyal supporters of the emperor in 645 was also the founder of the Fujiwara clan. His descendants have traditionally been wives for Japanese emperors for over 13 centuries. The current emperor and his son have both broken with this tradition, but Hirohito's wife was a Fujiwara, as was Hirohito's mother.

Hirohito, or Emperor Showa, the longest-reigning Japanese emperor, reigned from 1926 to 1989 and supported the Axis Powers during World War II. He also served in the Japanese military. He was not prosecuted for war crimes by the U.S. and played a major role in the post-war reconstruction of Japan.

21/06/2010 · Although he died at the age of 39, Korea's Gwanggaeto the Great is revered as the greatest leader in Korean history. King of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms, he subdued Baekje and Silla (the other two kingdoms), drove the Japanese out of Korea, and extended his empire northward to encompass Manchuria and parts of what is now Siberia.