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Empress Michiko (正田美智子)

Empress Michiko (正田美智子), born Michiko Shoda 20 October 1934, is Empress Emerita of Japan, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history.

Empress Myeongseong

Empress Myeongseong, known in her lifetime as Queen Min, was the wife of King Gojong of Joseon and the dominant figure at the Korean court until her 1895 assassination by Japanese agents.

Empress Suiko (推古天皇)

Empress Suiko (推古天皇, 554–628), born Princess Nukatabe, daughter of Emperor Kinmei of the Soga line, was Japan's 33rd monarch and first reigning empress, enthroned in 592; her 36-year reign established Buddhism, the Seventeen-Article Constitution, and missions to Sui China.

Empress Sunjeonghyo

Empress Sunjeonghyo (순정효황후, 1894–1966) was the consort of Emperor Sunjong and the last empress of the Korean Empire, from his accession in 1907 until Japan annexed Korea in 1910.

Empress Wei

Empress Wei (韋皇后) was the empress consort of the Tang dynasty emperor Zhongzong, intervening in government throughout his reign and recorded as poisoning him in 710.

Empress Wei's faction

Empress Wei's faction was a political clique at the Tang court of Emperor Zhongzong, led by Empress Wei and Wu Sansi and destroyed by Li Longji's coup.

Empress Xiaojingcheng

Empress Xiaojingcheng (孝静成皇后) was a Khorchin Mongol consort of the Daoguang Emperor and mother of three sons, including Prince Gong Yi Xin, whose fall followed her funeral.

Empress Xiaoxianchun

Empress Xiaoxianchun (孝賢純皇后), Lady Fuca, was Qianlong's first empress; daughter of Lirongbao, sister of Fuheng, married 1727, empress 1737, died 1748 at Dezhou, triggering a mourning scandal.

Empress Xiaoyichun (孝仪纯皇后)

Empress Xiaoyichun (孝仪纯皇后), consort Wei of the Qianlong Emperor, mother of the Jiaqing Emperor; died 1775 as Imperial Noble Consort Ling, posthumously empress from 1795.

Empress's Establishment (Zhonggong)

The Empress's Establishment, or Zhonggong (中宫), meaning Central Palace, was the empress's palace and formal position at the head of the inner court in imperial China.

Empresses in the Palace (后宫 甄嬛传)

Empresses in the Palace (后宫·甄嬛传, The Legend of Zhen Huan) is a 2011 Chinese 76-episode palace drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong, adapted from Liu Lianzi's novel, set in the Yongzheng-era Qing harem; Douban 9.4, Netflix 2015 six-episode version.

Empties

Empties (Vratné lahve) is a 2007 Czech comedy by Jan Svěrák, written by and starring Zdeněk Svěrák as a retired teacher working a supermarket bottle counter; third in the Elementary School–Kolya trilogy and a record Czech box-office hit.

Empty Hands (album)

Empty Hands is Poppy's seventh studio album, released January 23, 2026 on Sumerian Records; produced by Jordan Fish, 13 tracks, 38 minutes, metalcore/industrial pop-metal, Metascore 81.

Empty Nest

Empty nest: the family life stage after adult children leave home, and the "empty nest syndrome" concept; also the 1988–1995 NBC sitcom spun off from The Golden Girls starring Richard Mulligan.

Empty nest syndrome

Empty nest syndrome (ENS) is the sadness, loneliness, and loss some parents feel when children leave home; not a clinical diagnosis. Research shows mixed outcomes, gender and cultural variation, and role loss versus role strain relief models.

Empty nose syndrome

Empty nose syndrome (ENS), coined by Kern and Stenkvist in 1994, is an iatrogenic disorder after turbinate surgery causing paradoxical nasal obstruction despite a patent airway; diagnosed by ENS6Q and cotton test, treated with implants and IMAP.

Empty sella syndrome

Empty sella syndrome (ESS, arachnoidocele): flattening of the pituitary gland with CSF filling the sella turcica on MRI. Primary ESS has no cause; secondary follows tumor, surgery, radiation, or trauma, often with hypopituitarism.

Empty set

The empty set, or empty subset, is the unique set containing no elements, denoted ∅; it has cardinality zero and is a subset of every set.

Empty Sky

Empty Sky is Elton John's debut album, released in the UK on DJM on 6 June 1969, produced by Steve Brown with Bernie Taupin lyrics; it missed the UK charts, reached the US only in 1975, and peaked at #6 Billboard.

Empty tomb

The empty tomb is the Gospel story in which women followers of Jesus find his burial place open and empty on the Sunday after his death.

Empulse (video game)

Empulse (EMPULSE) is a 6v6 movement shooter by 1047 Games, the Splitgate studio, launched in Early Access June 24, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox; wall-running, grappling, and contested mechs, halted August 2026.

Empusa (μπουσα)

Empusa (Ἔμπουσα, Empousa) was a shape-shifting female phantom of Greek folklore in Hecate's entourage, with one bronze and one donkey leg, who seduced and devoured men; known from Aristophanes' Frogs and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius.

Empyrean

The empyrean, or Empyrean Heaven, is the highest heaven of medieval cosmology, a realm of pure light and the dwelling of God and the blessed.

EMR Capital

EMR Capital is a Melbourne-based private equity firm investing in mining and metals assets, formed in 2013 with its first fund closing at USD 450 million.

Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi (born 1979, Mumbai) is an Indian Hindi-film actor who debuted in Footpath (2003), rose with Murder and Jannat, shed the 'serial kisser' tag, and re-emerged via Tiger 3, Taskaree, and Haq.

Emrah

Emrah (Emrah Erdoğan İpek) is a Turkish singer and actor who rose to fame as child star "Küçük Emrah" in 1983 and became a 1990s pop idol.

eMRAM

eMRAM (embedded Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory) is non-volatile memory integrated onto logic chips, storing data magnetically; Samsung began mass production on its 28nm FD-SOI process in 2019.

Emre (Overwatch)

Emre (Emre Sarıoğlu) is a Damage hero added to Overwatch on 10 February 2026, the 48th hero and first male DPS since launch; an ex-Overwatch operative who disappeared and resurfaced on Talon's side with cybernetic implants.

Emre Belözoğlu

Emre Belözoğlu (born 1980, Istanbul), Turkish midfielder and manager; played Galatasaray, Inter, Newcastle, Atlético, Fenerbahçe, Başakşehir; 101 Turkey caps, 2002 World Cup third place; now Kasımpaşa head coach.

Emre Bey

Emre Bey (born 1997, Istanbul) is a Turkish actor who debuted in Aşk Zamanı (2015), broke through as Kıvanç in Adı Efsane and Ertan in Balkan Ninnisi, played Orhan Gazi in Kuruluş: Osman (2023–2025), and leads in Rüya Gibi (2025).