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Episode 458 - The Empty Throne, Part 1

Episode 458 - The Empty Throne, Part 1

History of Japan · Isaac Meyer

October 21, 202238m 14s

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Show Notes

This week: the beginning of a multipart biography of two of the best documented figures we know very little about: Emperor Komei, and his son and heir Meiji, whose name would end up defining one of the most important eras in Japanese history.

Show notes here.