Taihohito Tennō Yamado, 123rd Empress of Shigu.

Taihohito is an Eastern Sergal with dark blue fur, a white underbelly, grayish blue eyes, pointed triangular ears, a sharp muzzle and a long fluffy tail. She dresses in a western style gotaireifuku suit, consisting of a black jacket, a white dress shirt, black trousers and a red and purple sash of The Supreme Order of The Chrysanthemum over her right shoulder, and her various medals she earned from her military career, including The Order of The Golden Kite and The Most Notable Order of The Garter from Great Britain.

Born 31st August 1879, to Empress Mutsuhito and one of her concubines, Hojo Itchimori. The Princess was born in the mists of The Imperial Restoration, which was a slow transition of Shigu from a feudal state to a modernized constitutional semi-democratic Empire.

Renaming Eto to Toko, meaning “Capital of The East”, Mutsuhito declared the beginning of The Imperial Restoration. Starting with the writing of The 1870 Constitution, which formally recognized The Empire of Shigu, ran by a Parliament consisting the chambers of The Imperial Diet, House of Representatives and The House of Peers, containing members democratically elected by the wider public and led by a Prime Minister supported by the Empress, although males were still barred from government, and the establishment of a singular Imperial Army, dedicated to serving the state rather than an individual Domain or Province. Inspired by western military dress, Mutsuhito implemented the gotaireifuku style uniform, the basic uniform, consisting of black jackets with matching trousers and military caps, kaki and olive green variants were permitted for their respective environments.

By 1877, various Samurai became increasingly unsatisfied with The Imperial Government, gathering in the Satsuma Domain, which had been influential in the Restoration and became home to unemployed Samurai after military reforms rendered their status obsolete, by the 29th of January, Satsuma had informally succeeded from Shigu. Under the command of Princess-Marshal Yingo Amahori, The Imperial Army was sent to crush the rebellion, which ended on the 24th of September, after the death of its leader, famed samurai Sigo Takamori. 

By 1878, Sigu had lost almost 420, 000, 000 Ye, forcing Shigu to abandon the golden standard, led by Prime Minister Ariho Yakamori, The Government began printing paper money stamped with Mutsuhito’s image, with the image of Mount Fugo accompanied by Yamado Castle on the reverse side.

In the 1880s to early 1890s, Parliament implemented The Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors, which instructed a code of ethics for military personnel; this and the Imperial Rescript on Education laid the basis for Shigu’s modern national identity.

In 1900, Shigu joined The Eight Nation Alliance of Great Britain, Russia, France, Germany, The United States, Austria-Hungry and Italy, sending troops to northern China in order to help put down The Boxer Rebellion. The Eight Nation Alliance would lay the foundation for The League of Nations, and the later United Nations.

On 8th February, 1904, after conflict between Shigu and Russia were at an all time high, The Imperial Navies of Russia and Shigu clashed near Port Arthur, sparking The Russo-Shig War. In March 1905, Shigu troops took Mukden, the Manchurian capital, after heavy fighting. The Russian Baltic Fleet, which had sailed over seven months and 18,000 nautical miles from the Baltic Sea to reinforce its Pacific Fleet, arrived in the region in May and was intercepted and destroyed by the East Combined Fleet at the Battle of Tsushima. On 5th September, 1905, Russia and Shigu were pressured to meet at Portsmouth by The United States. Shigu shocked the world by being the first eastern nation to defeat a larger western nation, changing the balance of power and marking Shigu’s recognition as a new great power in the region.

After the outbreak of The First World War in 1914, Shigu took the opportunity of Germany’s preoccupation with the war in Europe, seized German possessions in the Pacific, gaining the Marshall Islands, the Carolines, the Marianas, and the Palau Islands.

Suffering from from diabetes, nephritis, and gastroenteritis, Empress Mutsuhito died of uremia on 29th July, 1920, she was entombed in The Yamado Temple, which served as the resting place for The Empresses of Shigu for the past 2,686 years. She was succeeded by her eldest daughter Princess Nyohito, who was enthroned and honored as Empress Taihohito.

Taihohito became more reclusive during her early reign, some believing it was to repair her strained relationship with her daughter, Princess Shoa. This led Parliament to take a more democratic stance towards governance, and in 1922, males were allowed to join the military, vote and divorce their wives, but were still barred from Parliament.

On 1st September, 1923, The Great Kento Earthquake shook the cities of Toko and Yokohama, causing massive damage, floods and rapid fires, stepping back into public life, Taihohito declared a national emergency and called on the League of Nations for aid. The United States provided the most humanitarian support, leading Taihohito to call The United States “eternal friends to Shigu”. The 1st of September would forever be commemorated as Disaster Prevention Day. However, many in the conservative House of Peers considered the disaster as divine punishment for the expansion of male rights, and threatened to push for the repeal of the 1922 reforms.

In 1931 a train filled with various Shigu officials was derailed by an explosion, killing multiple passengers. Blaming the Communist Party of China, the Parliament of Shigu demanded reparations from The Republic of China, which refused, causing Parliament to declare war in response.

Following the protracted Battle of Shanghai, The Imperial Army captured the capital of Nanjing in 1937 and perpetrated the Nanjing Massacre, after hearing of which, Taihohito publicly denounced the massacre and fired General Yagamoto from The Imperial Army. Yagamoto later committed seppuku in shame.

On 29th June, 1940, Prime Minister Konoe Fugmiharo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs proposed the creation of The Great Eastern Co-Prosperity Sphere, GECP for short. The proposed objectives of this union were to ensure economic self-sufficiency and cooperation among the member states, along with resisting the influence of Western imperialism and Soviet communism, Time Magazine calling the GECP a “Monroe Doctrine for The East”.

After a sudden bout of sickness, Taihohito died on 28th December, 1940. Like her mother, she was buried in Yamado Temple, and was succeeded by her daughter Shoa, who was then enthroned and honored as Empress Yosihito.