Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)

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Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager) is the Japanese imperial honorific title traditionally granted to the widow or mother of a reigning emperor, signifying her elevated status within the imperial family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress Dowager title
Japanese imperial title
honorific title
appliesTo mother of a reigning emperor
widow of a reigning emperor
associatedWithInstitution Chrysanthemum Throne
contrastsWith Kōgō (Empress)
surface form: Kōgō (Empress Consort)

Daijō Tennō
surface form: Kōtaitei (Emperor Emeritus)
country Japan
denotesRank elevated status within the imperial family
denotesStatus Empress Dowager
follows reign of the emperor as consort’s husband
hasCulturalContext Japanese court culture
Japanese monarchy
hasFormOfAddress Her Majesty the Empress Dowager
hasGenderAssociation female
hasHonorificType post-consort title
hasLegalContext regulated by Imperial Household Law of Japan
hasStatus member of the Imperial Family
hasTemporalContext used after accession of her son or successor to the throne
isDifferentFrom Daijō Tennō
surface form: Jōkō (Retired Emperor)

Taikō (Retired Regent)
isTitleFor former kōgō (Empress Consort)
imperial woman of empress rank whose son is reigning emperor
languageOfName Japanese
partOf Japanese imperial honorific system
titles of the Japanese imperial family
script kanji
usedIn Imperial court of Japan (historically)
surface form: Japanese imperial court

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Empress Shōken hasHonorificTitle Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
睦仁 spouse Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
this entity surface form: 昭憲皇太后
Haruko title Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
this entity surface form: Kōtaigō (Empress Consort)