Empress Jitō
| Jitō | |
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From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
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| Empress of Japan | |
| Reign | 686–697 |
| Predecessor | Tenmu |
| Successor | Monmu |
| Empress Dowager of Japan | |
| Tenure | 697–703 |
| Born | Princess Uno-Sarara 645 |
| Died | 703 (aged 57–58) Fujiwara-kyō, Japan |
| Burial | Hinokuma-no-Ōuchi no misasagi (Nara) |
| Spouse | Emperor Tenmu |
| Issue | Prince Kusakabe |
| Father | Emperor Tenji |
| Mother | Soga no Ochi-no-iratsume |
Empress Jitō (持統天皇 Jitō-tennō?, 645 – 13 January 703) was the 41st monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Jitō's reign spanned the years from 686 through 697.
In the history of Japan, Jitō was the third of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The two female monarchs before Jitō were (a) Suiko and (b) Kōgyoku/Saimei. The five women sovereigns reigning after Jitō were (c) Gemmei, (d) Genshō, (e) Kōken/Shōtoku, (f) Meishō, and (g) Go-Sakuramachi.
Empress Jitō was the daughter of Emperor Tenji. Her mother was Ochi-no-Iratsume, the daughter of Minister Ō-omi Soga no Yamada-no Ishikawa Maro. She was the wife of Emperor Tenmu, who was Tenji's half brother by another woman, and she succeeded him on the throne.
Empress Jitō's given name was Unonosarara or Unonosasara (鸕野讚良?), or alternately Uno.
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