Empress Genshō
| Genshō | |
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| Empress of Japan | |
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| Empress of Japan | |
| Reign | 2nd Day of the 9th Month of Reiki 1 (October 3, 715) – 4th Day of the 2nd Month of Yōrō 8 (March 3, 724) |
| Predecessor | Genmei |
| Successor | Shōmu |
| Born | Princess Hidaka 683 (9th year of Tenmu's reign) Asuka, Japan |
| Died | May 22, 748 (aged 65) Nara, Japan |
| Burial | Nahoyama no nishi no misasagi (Nara) |
| Father | Prince Kusakabe |
| Mother | Genmei |
Empress Genshō (元正天皇 Genshō-tennō?, 683 – May 22, 748) was the 44th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. She was the one empress regnant in Japan's history to have inherited her title from another empress regnant rather than from a male predecessor.
Genshō's reign spanned the years 715 through 724.
In the history of Japan, Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The four female monarchs before Genshō were: (a) Suiko, (b) Kōgyoku, (c) Jitō and (d) Genmei. The three women sovereigns reigning after Genshō were (e) Kōken, (f) Meishō, and (g) Go-Sakuramachi.
Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (imina) was Hidaka-hime.
Genshō was an elder sister of Emperor Monmu and daughter of Prince Kusakabe and his wife who later became Empress Genmei. Therefore, she was a granddaughter of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Emperor Tenji through her mother.
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