Empress Meishō

Also known as Meisho, Empress Meisho, Meishō-tennō, Meishou, Meishō, Princess Okiko, Imperial First Princess Okiko, Okiko, Imperial First Princess

empress of Japan (1624-1696)

Key facts

Reign: December 22, 1629 – November 14, 1643
Enthronement: October 17, 1630
Predecessor: Go-Mizunoo
Successor: Go-Kōmyō
Sh guns: Tokugawa Iemitsu
Born: Okiko ( 興子 ) , January 9, 1624, Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture , Tokugawa shogunate
Died: December 4, 1696 (1696-12-04) (aged 72), Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Tokugawa shogunate
Burial: Tsuki no wa no misasagi , Kyoto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Named after: Genshō
Gender: female
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Kyoto
Place of death: Kyoto
Father: Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Mother: Tokugawa Masako
Occupation: monarch
Position held: Josei Tenno
Languages spoken: Japanese
Native language: Japanese
Religion: Buddhism
Family: Imperial House of Japan
Noble title: Imperial princess
Image: Meisho of Japan.jpg
Number of children: 0

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date of birth: 1624-01-09
date of death: 1696-12-04
name in native language: 明正天皇
writing language: Japanese
social classification: royalty
Commons category: Empress Meishō
place of burial: Tsuki no wa no misasagi

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Okiko (Japanese: 興子), posthumously honored as Empress Meishō (明正天皇, Meishō-tennō; January 9, 1624 – December 4, 1696), was the 109th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Her reign lasted from 1629 to 1643. Her reign officially began when she was five years old and continued for fifteen years. It is believed that Meishō's father actually ruled in her name until she abdicated in favor of her younger half-brother.

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