Empress Kōgyoku
Empress Kōgyoku, also known as Empress Saimei, was a monarch of Japan who ruled twice and is considered the 35th[1] and 37th ruler[1] according to traditional succession.[2]
| Empress Kōgyoku / Empress Saimei 皇極天皇 / 斉明天皇 | |||||
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| Empress regnant of Japan (Kōgyoku, first reign) | |||||
| 19 February 642 – 12 July 645 | |||||
| Predecessor | Jomei | ||||
| Successor | Kōtoku | ||||
| Born | Takara (宝) 7 August 594 Japan | ||||
| Died | 24 August 661 (aged 66–67) Asakura no Miya | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Jomei | ||||
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| Father | Prince Chinu | ||||
| Mother | Princess Kibitsu-hime | ||||
Empress Kōgyoku reigned twice, first as Kōgyoku from 642 to 645, and then again as Saimei from 655 to 661.
- 642: Kōgyoku became empress but stepped down after Soga no Iruka's assassination. 645: Kōgyoku abdicated to her brother, Emperor Kōtoku. 654: Emperor Kōtoku died and the throne was empty. 655: Kōgyoku became empress again, now known as Saimei. 661: Saimei died and the throne was vacant again.
This one woman ruled twice from 642 to 645 and from 655 to 661..[3]
Kōgyoku was a Japanese empress who ruled twice in the 7th century. She was the second woman to rule as empress, after Suiko-tennō. Six more women became empresses after her.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 皇極(こうぎょく)天皇 (35) and 齊明(さいめい)天皇 (37)
- ↑ bPonsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 49, 51.
- ↑ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gokanshō, p. 265–267; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 130–134; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 43–54. at Google Books