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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kōtaigō (Empress Consort) | 1 |
| Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager) canonical | 1 |
| 昭憲皇太后 | 1 |
Statements (29)
| 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
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.