Emperor Ninkō of Japan (born 1800)

Emperor Ninkō

Emperor of Japan from 1817 to 1846

Emperor Ninkō was the 120th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Ninkō's reign spanned the years from 1817 until his death in 1846, and saw further deterioration of the power of the ruling shōgun. Disasters, which included famine, combined with…