Empress Shōken

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Empress Shōken was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan and a prominent imperial figure known for her support of social welfare and the Red Cross during the Meiji era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf empress consort of Japan
human
member of the Japanese imperial family
associatedWithEvent modernization of Japan during the Meiji period
associatedWithOrganization Japanese Red Cross Society
associatedWithPlace Kyoto
Tokyo
birthName Haruko
commemoratedBy Empress Shōken Fund
awards and memorials related to the Red Cross
countryOfCitizenship Japan
court Imperial court of Japan (historically)
surface form: Imperial Court of Japan
culture Japanese
era Meiji era
father Ichijō Tadaka
hasHonorificTitle Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
hasRole principal consort of Emperor Meiji
hasTitle Empress Dowager of Japan
honoredBy International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
surface form: Red Cross organizations worldwide
influenced development of social welfare in Japan
languageUsed Japanese
maritalStatus married
memberOfDynasty House of Fushimi-no-miya
Yamato clan
surface form: Yamato dynasty
mother Nijō Tsuruko
name Empress Shōken self-link
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableFor philanthropy
support for social welfare
support for the Red Cross movement
placeOfBurial Fushimi Momoyama Ryo
positionHeld Empress consort of Japan
posthumousName Shōken Kōtaigō
religion Buddhism
Shinto
residence Tokyo Imperial Palace
roleInSociety symbol of imperial modernity and benevolence in Meiji Japan
sexOrGender female
socialStatus empress consort
nobility
sphereOfActivity humanitarian aid
social welfare
spouse Emperor Meiji
typeOfPhilanthropy support for disaster relief
support for medical relief
support for war-time humanitarian assistance

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subject surface form: Musashi Imperial Graveyard
Musashi no misasagi burialPlaceOf Empress Shōken
Meiji Shrine dedicatedTo Empress Shōken
Empress Shōken name Empress Shōken self-link
Emperor Meiji spouse Empress Shōken