1. Birth of Prince Mutsuhito

    · North end of Kyoto Imperial Palace (Gosho), Kyoto, Japan

    Mutsuhito, later Emperor Meiji, was born near the Kyoto Imperial Palace on property belonging to his maternal grandfather. The precise birth house is not identified in the source; coordinates represent the north end of the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds.

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