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Empress Meish?? (???????????? Meish?? Tenn??) (January 9, 1624 - December 4, 1696) was the 109th Emperor of Japan|imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 22, 1629 to November 14, 1643. Her personal name was Okiko (??????) and her title before ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne was Onna Kazu no miya (?????????). She was the 2nd daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Her mother was Tokugawa Kazuko, daughter of the 2nd shogun|sh??gun, Tokugawa Hidetada. She had no children of her own. Her name was derived by combining the names of two previous empresses, Empress Gemmei (707-715) and her daughter Empress Gensho|Empress Gensh?? (715-724). In 1629, she became Empress after her father, Emperor Go-Mizunoo suddenly abdicated in the Purple Clothes Incident. By her enthronement, she became the first woman to occupy the throne since Empress Koken|Empress Sh??toku, who died in 769. During her reign, her father ruled in her name. In 1643, she abdicated in favor of her younger half-brother, who became Emperor Go-Komyo|Emperor Go-K??my??.
start box succession box | before=Emperor Go-Mizunoo | title=List of Emperors of Japan|Empress of Japan | after=Emperor Go-Komyo|Emperor Go-K??my?? | years=1629-1643 end box Category:1624 births|Meisho of Japan, Emperor Category:1696 deaths|Meisho of Japan, Emperor Category:Japanese emperors|Meisho Category:Empresses|Meisho of Japan de:Meisho ja:明正天皇 zh:明正天皇 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Empress Meisho".
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