Empress Dowager Eishō

Empress Dowager Eishō
英照皇太后
Empress dowager of Japan
Tenure10 April 1868 – 11 January 1897
BornAsako Kujō (九条夙子)
(1835-01-11)11 January 1835
Heian-kyō, Japan
Died11 January 1897(1897-01-11) (aged 62)
Tokyo, Japan
Burial
SpouseEmperor Kōmei
IssuePrincess Yoriko
Princess Fuki
Posthumous name
Empress Dowager Eishō (英照皇太后)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherHisatada Kujō
MotherKarahashi Meiko
ReligionShinto

Asako Kujō (九条夙子, Kujō Asako; 11 January 1835 11 January 1897), posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Eishō (英照皇太后, Eishō-kōtaigō), was the consort of Emperor Kōmei of Japan.