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*''Born: [[1816]]/11/27''<ref>11/27 in the 3rd year of the Bunka era corresponds to Jan 4, [[1817]] on the Western calendar.</ref>
*''Died: [[1890]]/6/13''
*''Japanese'': 宗諄女王 ''(Soujun joou)''

Princess Sôjun was an imperial princess active in the [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s.

A daughter of [[Imperial Prince Sadayoshi]], she was adopted by [[Emperor Kokaku|Emperor Kôkaku]]. She spent most of her life as a nun at the ''[[monseki]]'' temple [[Reikan-ji]], from [[1823]] to [[1873]]. At around age 56, she returned to secular life as a princess of the Fushimi-no-miya princely house, but then became a nun again seven years later, in [[1880]], becoming involved in [[Meiji government]] efforts to spread and deepen belief in and practice of [[State Shinto]].

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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%AE%97%E8%AB%84%E5%A5%B3%E7%8E%8B-1085768 Sôjun joô]," ''Nihon jinmei daijiten''.

[[Category:Women|Sojun]]
[[Category:Imperial Family|Sojun]]
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