Teimei

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Empress Teimei, 1912

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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