Emperor of Gao-Soto

Emperor/ress of Gao-Soto is the title of the reigning Monarch of the Empire of Gao-Soto. Although since the restoration of Gao-Soto in Hulstria and Gao-Soto the current official style in Kunikata (and consequently in most Luthoran and Hulstrian) is Mikado of Gao-Soto, earlier monarchs bore the title Tenno (heavenly sovereign). Other customs, such as the Emperor taking an 'era name' have also been discontinued: the Gao-Showan Emperor is now referred to simply by his given name. The title has been held by a number of Imperial Clans since medieval times, each claiming descent from the first emperor known as meijiyo, who was according to legend the son of the Sun Goddess. In 3393, Gao-Showan nationalists crowned the head of the highest-ranking still-extant Gao-Showan clan, the Okatori Clan, as the new Mikado of Gao-Soto. Members of the Imperial Clan have held the position ever since (barring 5 years of imprisonment under the Imperial Socialist Party regime).