Empress Meishō
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Okiko, posthumously honored as Empress Meishō, was the 109th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Her reign lasted from 1629 to 1643. Her reign officially began when she
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Congratulating Empress Meishō on her 70th Birthday, Enshōji, Nara, Nara, Japan
Tokugawa Hidetada
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Tokugawa Hidetada was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Through his d
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…Empress Meishō's father was Emperor Go-Mizunoo. The emperor's consort and lady-in-waiting before the empress's birth was Yotsutsuji Yotsuko. The Shōgun, Tokugawa Hidetada was eager for his daughter, Tokugawa Masako to join the imperial court. This was something that retired-shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu, her grandfather, also…
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Shogun Iemitsu visiting Taitoku-in Mausoleum, as depicted in the Edo-zu byōbu screens (17th century)
Taitokuin Mausoleum Gate located in Shiba park