Let's say Emperor Kōmei managed to avoid catching smallpox. Maybe he gets lucky, or maybe he catches cowpox at some point before 1867 and so develops an immunity to the more virulent disease. What changes if he survives?
EDIT: I screwed up, the thread title should be "WI: Emperor Kōmei doesn't die of smallpox"
EDIT: I screwed up, the thread title should be "WI: Emperor Kōmei doesn't die of smallpox"