Masako Ichijō

E952919

Masako Ichijō, later known as Empress Dowager Shōken, was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji and a prominent figure in Japan’s modernization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Masako Ichijō canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress Dowager of Japan ⓘ
Japanese empress consort ⓘ
human ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor Meiji ⓘ
Meiji Restoration ⓘ
modernization of Japan ⓘ
birthDate 1849-05-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Kyoto, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Kyoto
burialPlace Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum, Kyoto ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
court Imperial Court of Japan ⓘ
deathDate 1914-04-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Tokyo
era Meiji period ⓘ
linked to: Meiji era

Taishō period ⓘ
linked to: Taisho era
family Ichijō family ⓘ
father Ichijō Tadaka ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
honorificTitle Kōgō (Empress Consort) ⓘ
linked to: Kōgō (Empress)

Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager) ⓘ
house Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
knownFor philanthropic activities ⓘ
role in Japan’s modernization ⓘ
support of the Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
lifeSpan 1849–1914 ⓘ
mother Nijō Motoko ⓘ
name Empress Dowager Shōken ⓘ
linked to: Empress Shōken

Empress Shōken ⓘ
Masako Ichijō ⓘ
nativeName 一条 勝子 ⓘ
nobleRank kugyō (court nobility) ⓘ
positionHeld Empress Dowager of Japan ⓘ
Empress consort of Japan ⓘ
predecessorAsEmpressConsort Empress Dowager Eishō ⓘ
reignAsEmpressConsortEnd 1912 ⓘ
reignAsEmpressConsortStart 1869 ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
residence Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ
Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ
spouse Emperor Meiji ⓘ
successorAsEmpressConsort Empress Teimei ⓘ
supportedOrganization Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ
titleAfterHusbandDeath Empress Dowager Shōken ⓘ
linked to: Empress Shōken

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shōken Kōtaigō → personalName → Masako Ichijō ⓘ
Masako Ichijō → name → Masako Ichijō ⓘ