Kōgō (Empress)

E629145

Kōgō (Empress) is the traditional Japanese title given to the principal consort of the reigning emperor, recognized as the empress in the imperial court hierarchy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Empress (kōgō) 1
Kōgō (Empress Consort) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese court title
empress consort
imperial title
appliesTo principal consort of the reigning emperor of Japan
associatedWithInstitution Chrysanthemum Throne NERFINISHED
category Japanese imperial system
Noble titles in Asia
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
ceremonialRole participation in religious rites at the imperial court
participation in state ceremonies
contrastedWith Daijō Tennō NERFINISHED
Jokō NERFINISHED
Tennō NERFINISHED
country Japan
courtRank highest-ranking woman in the imperial court
distinguishedFrom Kisaki NERFINISHED
Kōtaigō NERFINISHED
Kōtaishi hi
eligibility generally reserved for one woman at a time
traditionally held by a woman of high aristocratic or princely lineage
genderAssociation female
hasLegalBasisIn Imperial Household Law of Japan NERFINISHED
historicalContinuity title used across multiple Japanese historical periods
languageOfName Japanese
modernExampleHolder Empress Masako NERFINISHED
positionInHierarchy empress in the imperial court hierarchy
predecessorTitleHolderExample Empress Michiko NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Imperial Household Agency NERFINISHED
roleIn Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED
romanization Kōgō
romanizationVariant Kogo NERFINISHED
socialRole patron of charitable and cultural activities
symbolic mother of the nation
titleHolderIs wife of the reigning emperor of Japan
typeOf royal consort title
usedDuringPeriod Edo period
Heian period NERFINISHED
Heisei period NERFINISHED
Kamakura period
Meiji period NERFINISHED
Muromachi period NERFINISHED
Nara period NERFINISHED
Reiwa period NERFINISHED
Shōwa period NERFINISHED
Taishō period NERFINISHED
writtenInKanji 皇后

Referenced by (3)

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Haruko title Kōgō (Empress)
Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager) contrastsWith Kōgō (Empress)
subject surface form: Kōtaigō
this entity surface form: Kōgō (Empress Consort)
Fujiwara no Shōshi title Kōgō (Empress)
this entity surface form: Empress (kōgō)