# Taishō period - Historical context — selected ruler coverage

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/taisho-period
Reign: 1912 – 1926
Dynasty: Historical periods
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taishō_period

Party politics and mass social movements developed amid war, economic change and disaster.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Emperor Taishō](https://history-japan.com/rulers/emperor-taisho)
- Succeeded by: [Katsura Taro](https://history-japan.com/rulers/katsura-taro-1912)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1918 - [Rice riots spread across Japan](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1918-rice-riots-spread-across-japan)
- 1923 - [Great Kantō earthquake](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1923-great-kanto-earthquake)
- 1925 - [Universal male suffrage and the Peace Preservation Law](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1925-universal-male-suffrage-and-the-peace-preservation-law)