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Created page with "*''Born: 1849'' *''Died: 1914/4/9'' *''Other Names'': 一条 美子 ''(Ichijô Haruko)'' *''Japanese'': 昭憲皇后 ''(Shôken kôgô)'', 昭憲皇太后 ''(Shôken k..."
*''Born: [[1849]]''
*''Died: 1914/4/9''
*''Other Names'': [[一条]] 美子 ''(Ichijô Haruko)''
*''Japanese'': 昭憲皇后 ''(Shôken kôgô)'', 昭憲皇太后 ''(Shôken kôtaigô)''
Empress Shôken, later Empress Dowager Shôken, was the chief consort to the [[Meiji Emperor]].
A daughter of the [[Ichijo family|Ichijô]] [[kuge|court noble]] family, and named Haruko, she was married to the Meiji Emperor in [[1867]], the first year of his rule.
During the [[Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese]] and [[Russo-Japanese War]]s, she became known for her close association with the Japanese Red Cross, and her frequent visits to military hospitals, a symbol of the Imperial institution as caring about the people.
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==References==
*Sven Saaler, "Public Statuary and Nationalism in Modern and Contemporary Japan," ''Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 15:20:3 (Oct 15, 2017), 6.
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Died: 1914/4/9''
*''Other Names'': [[一条]] 美子 ''(Ichijô Haruko)''
*''Japanese'': 昭憲皇后 ''(Shôken kôgô)'', 昭憲皇太后 ''(Shôken kôtaigô)''
Empress Shôken, later Empress Dowager Shôken, was the chief consort to the [[Meiji Emperor]].
A daughter of the [[Ichijo family|Ichijô]] [[kuge|court noble]] family, and named Haruko, she was married to the Meiji Emperor in [[1867]], the first year of his rule.
During the [[Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese]] and [[Russo-Japanese War]]s, she became known for her close association with the Japanese Red Cross, and her frequent visits to military hospitals, a symbol of the Imperial institution as caring about the people.
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==References==
*Sven Saaler, "Public Statuary and Nationalism in Modern and Contemporary Japan," ''Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 15:20:3 (Oct 15, 2017), 6.
[[Category:Imperial Family]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]