Talk:Emperor Kōmei

Poisoned?
The article states that the Emperor may have been poisoned by the anti Bakufu clique. What confuses me about that is, why would the anti-Bakufu clique have poisoned the Emperor, when the Emperor was anti-Bakufu as well? Also, there's no source. I'm not going to change anything, but hopefully someone can offer some insight into this. Worldruler20 (talk) 05:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)


 * In the absence of a credible source per WP:V, I've deleted the unclear reference to theories that Komei did not die from natural causes. I would expect further edits in 2009 will clarify any reasonable questions like yours. --Tenmei (talk) 13:52, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

The gremlins seem to have been at this again, as the article said (quite implausibly) that the emperor had been deliberately infected with smallpox, again by anti-bakufu revolutionaries. (Yes, he did oppose them.) But the cited source (whose title was given incorrectly) says something altogether different. Indeed, after looking through a number of standard sources I have yet to find any that support such an allegation. I've changed the entry to say that while there were rumors of assassination the consensus is that he died of naturally acquired infection. I've also corrected the reference and added another. (I could add four or five more, if it served any purpose, but I've stuck with what seems like the strongest and most standard.) I wonder how long it will remain correct. Will O&#39;Neil (talk) 05:20, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

See this reference by Donald Keene (from pp. 91-98): https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=VMuPzoc23QMC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=Donald+Keene,+%E2%80%9CThe+unexpected+turn+for+the+worse+in+the+emperor%E2%80%99s+illness,+just+when+he+seemed+to+be+out+of+danger%22&source=bl&ots=-P0PuPBGiU&sig=CY7OJB59FWQfR6rtgQQSNhY3aTE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9pOjSh4rZAhUJfrwKHRCGC2sQ6AEILDAA#v=onepage&q=Donald%20Keene%2C%20%E2%80%9CThe%20unexpected%20turn%20for%20the%20worse%20in%20the%20emperor%E2%80%99s%20illness%2C%20just%20when%20he%20seemed%20to%20be%20out%20of%20danger%22&f=false -- Ubikwit  連絡見学/迷惑 15:32, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Empress Consort
This message replicates the level two warnings posted at User talk:148.225.101.1 and at User talk:148.225.101.2 and here at Talk:Emperor Kōmei:


 * Your recent edit to Emperor Kōmei is not constructive and has been reverted.


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 * I note with dismay that your serial edits have been reverted as well; but since the last time, I added in-line citations which support the factual basis of the paragraph you keep changing -- see User talk:148.225.101.1 and User talk:148.225.101.2.


 * I hope this warning will be sufficient to end this pointless vandalism. --Tenmei (talk) 19:11, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Why does the English page state Sukulito Sakayamas (?) as mother to emperor Komei and the Japanese language version 正親町 雅子 (Ōgimachi Naoko), the first name does not follow Japanese to English transcription conventions.  31-10-2012,14:17 CES  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Remzibi (talk • contribs) 13:18, 31 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Sukulito Sakayamas is in fact not a Japanese name (it does not follow transcription conventions of kanji as stated above) and is neither found in the Japanese version of the page. It is (subtle) vandalism made hard to spot by its pseudo-Japanese spelling. Splitfusion (talk) 13:14, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Marriage of Kazunomiya
The Emperor's younger sister, Imperial princess Kazu-no-Miya Chikako (和宮親子内親王) was set to marry the Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Iemochi as part of the Movement to Unite Court and Bakufu, but the shogun's death ended negotiations.

Something is wrong here, Iemochi and Kazunomiya did indeed marry. --Mkill (talk) 10:00, 31 December 2009 (UTC)