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Empress Saimei

Kōgyoku
Empress Kogyoku-Saimei.jpg
Empress of Japan
(Kōgyoku, first reign)
Reign January 25, 642 – June 14, 645
Coronation January 25, 642(642-01-25) (aged 48)
Predecessor Emperor Jomei
Successor Emperor Kōtoku
(Saimei, second reign)
Reign January 3, 655 - July 24, 661
Coronation January 3, 655(655-01-03) (aged 61)
Predecessor Emperor Kōtoku
Successor Emperor Tenji
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure 630-641
Born 594
Died 661 (aged 66–67)
Asakura no Miya
Burial Ochi-no-Okanoe no misasagi (Nara)
Spouse Emperor Jomei
Issue
Father Prince Chinu
Mother Princess Kibitsu-hime

Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku-tennō?, 594–661), also known as Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei-tennō?), was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Kōgyoku's reign spanned the years from 642 to 645. Her reign as Saimei encompassed 655 to 661. In other words,

The two reigns of this one woman spanned the years from 642 through 661.

In the history of Japan, Kōgyoku/Saimei was the second of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The sole female monarch before Kōgyoku/Saimei was Suiko-tennō. The six women sovereigns reigning after Kōgyoku/Saimei were Jitō, Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.

Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (imina) was Takara (?). As empress, her name would have been Ametoyo Takara Ikashi Hitarashi hime.


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