Empress Teimei (貞明皇后, Teimei-kōgō?, 25 June 1884 – 17 May 1951), also known as Empress Dowager Teimei (貞明皇太后, Teimei-kōtaigō?), was empress consort of Emperor Taishō of Japan. Born Sadako Kujō (九条節子, Kujō Sadako?), she was the mother of Emperor Shōwa. Her posthumous name, Teimei, means "enlightened constancy".
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