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Empress Meishō

empress of Japan (1624-1696)
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Empress Meishō

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[16]
Date of birth
January 9, 1624
Date of death
December 4, 1696
Place of birth
Kyoto
Place of death
Kyoto
Country of citizenship
Japan[11]
Occupation
politician, monarch, aristocrat
Position held
Emperor of Japan, Josei Tenno[13][14]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[15]
Father
Emperor Go-Mizunoo[9]
Mother
Tokugawa Masako[10]
Sibling
Onna Ni no miya, Tsuneko-naishinnō, Bunsatsu-nyoō, Bunchi-joō, Akiko-naishinnō, Richū-joō, Sōchō-joō, Yoshiko-naishinnō, Niinomiya, Teruko-naishinnō, Yasuhito, Prince Hachijō, Gyōjo-hosshinnō, Shuchō-hosshinnō, Sukehito-shinnō, Emperor Reigen, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Kamo-no-miya, Shōjō-hosshinnō
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[23]
Family
Imperial House of Japan[17]
Given name
Okiko[22]
Name in native language
明正天皇
Named after
Genmei, Genshō[20][21]
Native language
Japanese[12]
Noble title
Josei Tenno, Imperial princess[18][19]
Number of children
+0
Place of burial
Tsuki no wa no misasagi[8]
Significant person
Wikidata item
Social classification
royalty
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Writing language
Japanese
🏷️ Also known as
en Onna-ichi-no-miya Okiko-naishinnō en Onna-ichi-no-miya Okiko Naishinnō en Princess Onna Ichi en Princess Okiko en Empress Meisho en Empress Meishō en Imperial First Princess Okiko en Meisho en Meishō en Meishō-tennō en Meishou en Okiko, Imperial First Princess en Okiko-naishinnō en Okiko, Princess Onna Ichi ar الإمبراطورة ميشو cs Meišó de Meishou de Meisho es Emperatriz Meisho es Emperatriz Meishō
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000048528198
VIAF cluster ID
24381791
Library of Congress authority ID
no2007077496
FAST ID
1679764
Freebase ID
/m/01bpv6
Genealogics.org person ID
I00719901
Geni.com profile ID
6000000011626883169, 6000000177656672888
NDL Authority ID
01025920
WikiTree person ID
女一宮-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhH396HthrvrWRxdB3hHC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, monarch, aristocrat
Sibling 3
Emperor Reigen, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai
Siblings 3
Emperor Reigen, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai
Named after 2
Genmei, Genshō
Noble title 2
Imperial princess, Josei Tenno
Parent of 2
Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Tokugawa Masako
Position held 2
Emperor of Japan, Josei Tenno
Belongs to 1
list of Emperors of Japan
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Family 1
Imperial House of Japan
Father 1
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Mother 1
Tokugawa Masako
Native language 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Kyoto
Place of burial 1
Tsuki no wa no misasagi
Place of death 1
Kyoto
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
Sex or gender 1
female
Social classification 1
royalty
Writing language 1
Japanese
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Summary

Born in Kyoto[1], she… she was born on January 9, 1624[2]. She died in Kyoto[3]. She died on December 4, 1696[4]. She worked as a politician[5], monarch[6], and aristocrat[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Emperor of Japan[13], a hereditary title[24], in Japan[25] and Josei Tenno[14], a noble title[26], in Japan[27].

FAQs

Where was Empress Meishō born?

Empress Meishō's place of birth was Kyoto[1].

Where did Empress Meishō die?

Empress Meishō passed away in Kyoto[3].

Who were Empress Meishō's parents?

Empress Meishō's father was Emperor Go-Mizunoo[9]. Empress Meishō's mother was Tokugawa Masako[10].

What did Empress Meishō do for work?

Empress Meishō worked as politician[5], monarch[6], and aristocrat[7].

Related Entities

Emperor Go-Mizunoo Emperor Reigen Genmei Genshō Go-Kōmyō Go-Sai Japan

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 27d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: 興子 明正天皇, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791415104774"
  2. 29d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Father: Emperor Go-Mizunoo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791275711318"
  3. 29d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Kinship to subject: paternal half-brother, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791264897039"
  4. 4w ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kyoto
    Instance of → human
    Religion or worldview → Buddhism
    Place of death → Kyoto
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Geni.com profile ID: 6000000177656672888, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289569|batch #289569]]"
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