Empress Go-Sakuramachi
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Empress Go-Sakuramachi was the 117th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. She was named after her father Emperor Sakuramachi, with the word go before her name translatin
18th century portrait
Imperial Crown of Empress Go-Sakuramachi
Emperor Kōkaku
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Emperor Kōkaku was the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkaku reigned from 1779 until his abdication in 1817 in favor of his son, Emperor Ninkō. After his abd
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
…kept a secret, as Go-Sakuramachi adopted Prince Morohito, making him heir. He was of the Kan'in-no-miya branch of the imperial family and would become Emperor Kōkaku. In order to ensure the connection and unity of the two branches, she married Kōkaku to her grandniece, and only child of her nephew, Princess Yoshiko…
Emperor Kōkaku
Coinage of Emperor Kōkaku