Teimei
Empress Teimei ( Japanese 貞 明 皇后 Teimei-kōgō , real name: Kujō Sadako ( 九 条 節 子 ); * June 25, 1884 ; † May 17, 1951 ), also known as Emperor Dowager Teimei ( 貞 明 皇太后 , Teimei-kōtaigō ), was the wife of Taishō Tennō of Japan. She was the mother of Shōwa Tennō. Her name Teimei means "enlightened constancy".
Her remains rest in a mausoleum in the Musashi Imperial Cemetery .
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SURNAME | Teimei |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 貞 明 皇后 (Japanese); Teimei-kōgō; 九 条 節 子 (Japanese, real name); Kujō Sadako (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the Japanese Taishō Tennō |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1884 |
DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1951 |