Empress Shōken
Empress of Japan from 1869 to 1912 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Ichijō Masako. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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 Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Empress Dowager Shōken 昭憲皇太后 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 11 January 1869 – 30 July 1912 |
Enthronement | 11 January 1869 |
Empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | 30 July 1912 – 9 April 1914 |
Born | Masako Ichijō (一条勝子) (1849-05-09)9 May 1849 Heian-kyō, Japan |
Died | 9 April 1914(1914-04-09) (aged 64) Numazu, Japan |
Burial | Fushimi Momoyama no Higashi no Misasagi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
Spouse | |
House | Imperial House of Japan |
Father | Tadayoshi Ichijō |
Mother | Tamiko Niihata |
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