Empresses Who Were Not Married to the Emperor

Notes from the Harem: The Silhouette Series of Imperial Glory In the Japanese court, there is a strange fact. Titles such as empress and empress dowager, which were originally only applied to the emperor's spouse, can be awarded to other women on certain specific occasions. Most of these women were the emperor's sisters or aunts. They are at the top of the dynasty's honor, but because of this they give up the right to love and be loved. So, I recorded their names as a remnant of the women who lived under the shadow of flowers and moonlight in that prosperous era.