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Empress Shōken. Masako Ichijō (一条勝子, Ichijō Masako, 9 May 1849 – 9 April 1914), who adopted the imperial given name Haruko (美子) in 1867 and was posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Shōken (昭憲皇太后[1], Shōken-kōtaigō), was the wife of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross ...
Signature. Mutsuhito[a] (3 November 1852 – 30 July 1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji, [b][c] was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. His reign is associated with the Meiji ...
Haruko and Emperor Meiji's wedding was finally officially celebrated on 11 January 1869. [2] She was the first imperial consort to receive the title of both nyōgō and of kōgō (literally, the emperor's wife, translated as "empress consort"), in several hundred years. However, it soon became clear that she was unable to bear children.
昭憲皇太后. ) Empress Dowager Shoken (May 9, 1849 – April 9, 1914) was a member of the Japanese Imperial family. She was the empress of Emperor Meiji. Her name was Haruko ICHIJO. Her oshirushi (signature mark used by members of the Imperial family to mark their belongings) was a young leaf (Wakaba). Empress Dowager Shoken was sickly and ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Meiji (born Nov. 3, 1852, Kyōto—died July 30, 1912, Tokyo) was the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, during whose reign Japan was dramatically transformed from a feudal country into one of the great powers of the modern world. The second son of the emperor Kōmei, Mutsuhito was declared crown prince in 1860; following the death of his ...
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In 1868 (the start of the Meiji era), the title 'Chugu' ended since Shoken Taigo, who was Emperor Meiji's wife, became 'Kisainomiya' the following year. When the former Imperial House Law was issued, the capacity for the empress became one, the title 'Chugu' was officially abolished to be unified as 'Kogo.' The 'Junbo' system was also abolished ...
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