Empress Dowager Eishō
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Asako Kujō, posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Eishō, was the consort of Emperor Kōmei of Japan.
Asako Kujō
Kujō Hisatada
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Kujō Hisatada, son of Nijō Harutaka, was a kuge or Japanese court noble of the Edo period. He was adopted by his brother Suketsugu as his son. He held a regent position kampaku from 1856 to 1862, and
Empress Dowager Eishō
…11 January 1897), posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Eishō (英照皇太后, Eishō-kōtaigō), was the consort of Emperor Kōmei of Japan. As the daughter of Hisatada Kujō, who was a former kampaku, Asako Kujō could anticipate a life unfolding entirely within the ambit of the imperial court; but she could not have anticipated…
Kujō Hisatada