Sono Sachiko | |||||
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Imperial Concubine | |||||
Imperial Concubine to Emperor Meiji | |||||
Tenure | ? – 1912 | ||||
Born | Heian-kyō (now Kyoto), Empire of Japan | 23 December 1867||||
Died | 7 July 1947 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 79)||||
Burial | Saikōan Temple, Shsouinjuku, Tokyo | ||||
Spouse | Emperor Meiji | ||||
Issue among others... | |||||
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House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
Father | Count Sono Motosachi | ||||
Religion | Shinto |
Sono Sachiko (園祥子) (December 23, 1867 – July 7, 1947) was the fifth concubine of Emperor Meiji of Japan. Although Meiji was the last Japanese emperor to have more than one consort, the official role at court was not abolished until 1924; surviving concubines remained as members of the imperial family in retirement.