Empress Suiko

Empress Suiko
推古天皇
Great Queen of Yamato
Painting of Suiko by Tosa Mitsuyoshi, 1726
Empress of Japan
Reign15 January 593 – 15 April 628 (Gregorian calendar)
or 8 December 592 – 7 March 628 (Lunar calendar)
PredecessorSushun
SuccessorJomei
RegentPrince Shōtoku (593–621)
Soga no Umako
Soga no Emishi
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure576 – 585
BornNukatabe (額田部)
3 January 554
Died15 April 628(628-04-15) (aged 74)
Burial
Shinaga no Yamada no misasagi (磯長山田陵)
SpouseEmperor Bidatsu
Issue
  • Princess Uji no Shitsukahi
  • Prince Takeda
  • Princess Woharida
  • Princess Umori
  • Prince Wohari
  • Princess Tame
  • Princess Sakurawi no Yumihari
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō:
Empress Suiko (推古天皇)

Japanese-style shigō:
Toyomikekashikiya-hime no Sumeramikoto (豊御食炊屋姫天皇)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Kinmei
MotherSoga no Kitashihime

Empress Suiko (推古天皇, Suiko-tennō) (554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan,[1] and the country's first and longest-reigning empress regnant, according to the traditional order of succession.[2]

Suiko reigned from 593 until her death in 628.[3]

  1. ^ Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): She introduced Buddhism in Japan and built many Buddhist temples, but she held the balance between Buddhism and Shintoism. Under her rule, Japan was the superpower in Asia, Silla paid tribute to Japan. She also reorganized the legal system and laws, bringing a peaceful era in the country. She is credited with building Japan's infrastructure, economy and culture. Empress Suiko was noted for her wisdom as a ruler. 推古天皇 (33)
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 48.
  3. ^ Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 263–264; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 126–129; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 39–42., p. 39, at Google Books