Empress Meishō

Okiko (Japanese: 興子), posthumously honored as Empress Meishō (明正天皇, Meishō-tennō, January 9, 1624 – December 4, 1696), was the 109th monarch of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.

[4] Before Meishō's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (her imina) was Okiko (興子);[5] and her pre-accession title was Onna-Ichi-no-miya (女一宮).

[citation needed] The kami of this empress is venerated in the imperial mausoleum at Tsuki no wa no misasagi, which is located at Sennyū-ji in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

Also enshrined is her father, Emperor Go-Mizunoo and her immediate Imperial successors – Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi, Momozono, Go-Sakuramachi and Go-Momozono.

[12] [16] Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  * Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū is not traditionally listed.

Painting of Empress Meishō's Enthronement ceremony.
Painting of Empress Meishō's Enthronement ceremony.