Thus, she worked hard to restore the authority of the Imperial Palace, and was often called 'Mother of the country' as she was supportive to Emperor Kokaku, who established the ideological base for the reverence of the Emperor and the Meiji Restoration. |
このように朝廷の権威向上に努め、後の尊皇思想、明治維新への端緒を作った光格天皇のよき補佐をしたことからしばしば「国母」といわれる。 |