Empress Kōjun

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Empress Kōjun
Empress Kojun 1941-face.jpg
Kōjun in 1941
Empress consort of Japan
25 December 1926 –
7 January 1989
Enthronement10 November 1928
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(1903-03-06)6 March 1903
Tokyo City, Japan
Died16 June 2000(2000-06-16) (aged 97)
Fukiage Ōmiya Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Burial25 July 2000
Spouse
Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa
(m. 1924; died 1989)
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan (by birth, remaining in marriage)
FatherPrince Kuni Kuniyoshi
MotherChikako Shimazu

Her posthumous name is Kōjun (香淳),[1] which means "fragrant purity".

Empress Kōjun was empress consort (皇后 kōgō) from 25 December 1926 to 7 January 1989, making her the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.[2]

Empress Kōjun Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun – The Imperial Household Agency". Kunaicho.go.jp. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. Downer, Lesely. Obituary: "Nagako, Dowager Empress of Japan," The Guardian (London). 17 June 2000.