| Empress Genmei 元明天皇 | |||||
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| Empress of Japan | |||||
| Reign | August 18, 707 – October 3, 715 | ||||
| Predecessor | Monmu | ||||
| Successor | Genshō | ||||
| Born | Ahe (阿閇 or 阿部) April 20, 660 | ||||
| Died | December 29, 721 (aged 61)[citation needed] Nara, Japan | ||||
| Burial | Nahoyama no higashi no misasagi (奈保山東陵) (Nara) | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Kusakabe | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Tenji | ||||
| Mother | Soga no Mei-no-iratsume | ||||
Empress Genmei (元明天皇, Genmei-tennō, April 20, 660 – December 29, 721), also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan,[1] according to the traditional order of succession.[2] Genmei's reign spanned the years 707 through 715.[3] She established the capital at Heijō-kyō in 710, marking the beginning of the Nara period.
In the history of Japan, Genmei was the fourth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The three female monarchs before Genmei were Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei, and Jitō. The four women sovereigns reigning after Genmei were Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.
- ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): 元明天皇 (43); retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 56.
- ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 63–65, p. 63, at Google Books; Brown, Delmer M. (1979). Gukanshō, p. 271; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki. p. 140.