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  Empress Gensho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was an elder sister of Emperor Mommu and daughter of Prince Kusakabe and his wife and later Empress Empress Gemmei, therefore a granddaughter of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Emperor Tenji through her mother.
Obito was appointed to the crown prince in 714 by Empress Gemmei.
Obito remained as the crown prince of the new empress.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Empress Gensho of Japan
She was an elder sister of Mommu and daughter of Prince Kusakabe and his wife and later Empress Gemmei, therefore a granddauther of Temmu and Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Tenji by her mother.
Empress Jito of Japan (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) Tomb of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jito Empress Jitō (持統天皇;) (645-703) was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan.
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō), the empress dowager (kotaigo), the grand empress dowager (go-kotaigo), the crown prince (kotaishi) and his consort, the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kotaison) and his consort, the shinnō and their consorts, the naishinnō, the ō and their consorts, and the nyoō.
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 Empress Gemmei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji and the wife of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko, who was the son of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō.
In 708 she moved the capital of Japan from the Fujiwara Capital to the Heijō Capital, just west of the modern city of Nara, thus giving the Nara period of Japanese history its name.
Empress Gemmei, along with court officials, is primarily responsible for the completion of the Kojiki in 712 A.D. Her father-in-law, Emperor Temmu's initial attempts in 680 A.D. failed to finalize the publication before his death in 686 A.D., until she continued the commission of the Kojiki during her reign.
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 Empress Gensho Of Japan at Japan Travels
OF JAPAN FROM THE YEA R B.C.E. Pictures Oda Nobunaga and Suiko Jito Gemmyo Gensho the direct ruling of Emperors since Empress Gensho who ruled Japan at the time proclaimed that the gods must have rewarded the woodcutter for his filial piety.
The empress herself then traveled to the spot bathed in the spring whose Empress Gensho who ruled Japan at the time proclaimed that the gods must have rewarded the woodcutter for his filial piety.
The empress herself then traveled to the spot bathed in the spring whose Appeared in the reign of Empress Gensho but was commissioned by Empress Gemmio.
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 Empress gensho of japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Empress Gensho of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
She was an elder sister of Mommu and daughter of Prince Kusakabe and his wife and later Empress Gemmei, therefore a granddauther of Temmu and Jito by her father and a granddaughter of Tenji by her mother.
Her succession was mainly for the purpose to hold the throne until Prince Obito, the son of her younger and died brother Mommu, later Emperor Shomu, would be mature enough ascend to the throne.
Taxation system which had been introduced by Empress Jito in the late of the 7th century, began to malfunction in those days.
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 Empress Suiko of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Empress Suiko (推古天皇) (554 - 628) was the 33rd imperial ruler of Japan and the first woman to hold position.
Suiko was one of the first monarchs in Japan and had taken the of a nun shortly before becoming empress.
She reigned 593 to 628 but took little active part in of state which were handled by Prince Shotoku the son of her brother Emperor Yomei.
www.freeglossary.com /Suiko   (120 words)

  
 Japan Heads
She was one of the most influential actors in court life, and favored her brother Michinaga over other contenders for the post, for the position of regent after her son, Ichijo, became Emperor.
Also known as Empress /Taikenmon'in was influential during the reign of her husband Toba's reign.
Also known as Empress Kayanoin, she wielded great influence in both politcal and cultural matters, and was a patron of arts and Buddhist learning like the two other consorts of Emperor Toba.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /japan_heads.htm   (1357 words)

  
 Kofukuji Temple in Nara, Japan
It is one of the symbols of Nara and is the second highest pagoda in Japan with a height of 50.1 metters.
The Tokon-do was originally built to speed the recovery of the ailing Empress Gensho, and therefore this building is dominated by a large image of Yakushi Nyorai (Buddha of Healing).
The Hokuendo was built in 721 by the Empress Gemmei and the Emperor Gensho in honor of the first anniversary of the death of Fujiwara Fuhito.
www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/nara/kofukuji.html   (1330 words)

  
 Japan, Inc. - The Emperor System and Japan's Royal Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Japanese Emperors: B.C. Japan's royalty traces its descendancy from Jimmu, circa 660 B.C. The list shows Japan's ruling Emperors and eight ruling Empresses from Jimmu 660 B.C. to Akihito 1996 A.D. Heisei Tenno, Japan's Emperor Akihito, calls his reign Heisei, meaning "the achievement of complete peace on earth and in the heavens".
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan to visit the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Argentine Republic (Japan MOFA press release 8 April 1997
Rongstad's Japanese Military Model Numbers 1926-1945 Japan marked military hardware according to the reign and year of reign of the Emperor.
www.vikingphoenix.com /public/JapanIncorporated/postwar/japemps.htm   (828 words)

  
 Emperor of Japan Encyclopedia Article @ GreatArtworks.com (Great Artworks)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Emperor of Japan Now Has His First Grandson: Princess Kiko's...
Japan's male-only imperial law would have to be revised also was of concern to traditionalists across Japan.
GreatArtworks.com is designed and maintained by Kurt Karr and is hosted by pair Networks.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Emperor_of_Japan   (183 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Bulgarian monarchs
Events City of Gdansk is founded Saint Adalbert of Prague is sent to Prussia by Boleslaus I of Poland Samuil of Bulgaria crowned Tsar by Pope Gregory V The town of Trondheim is founded.
Events December 10 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. Revolt at Worcester against the naval taxes of Harthacanute.
Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Charterhouse Carthusian Monastery founded in Aldersgate, London.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Bulgarian-monarchs   (6923 words)

  
 Letter to Myomitsu Shonin
As for the beginning of Buddhism in the country of Japan: after the seven generations of heavenly gods and the five generations of earthly gods, the hundred reigns of human sovereigns began, the first of whom was called Emperor Jimmu.
In the reign of the forty-fourth sovereign, Empress Gensho, a holy man from India introduced the Dainichi Sutra, and in the time of the forty-fifth sovereign, Emperor Shomu, the priest Ganjin came from China, introducing the Ritsu sect to Japan.
He returned to Japan in the sixth month of the following year, and thereafter instructed several dozen learned priests of the seven major temples of Nara in the teachings of the Tendai and Shingon sects.
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/LetterMyomitsuShonin.htm   (3160 words)

  
 TIMELINE 8th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
[ASC] 715: Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan; succeeded by Empress Gensho.
724: Empress Gensho of Japan succeeded by Emperor Shomu.
764: Emperor Junnin succeeded by Empress Shotoku of Japan.
www.magicdragon.com /UltimateSF/timeline8.html   (7575 words)

  
 Japanese Emperor
Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates.
The Japanese Emperor was a powerful ruler in Japan for some time, however it did not last as was...
The Japanese Emperor was a powerful ruler in Japan for some time...
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 Emperor Shomu of Japan - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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Shōmu's aunt, the previous empress, Gensho, gave him the throne when she abdicated in 724.
In, 749, Shōmu himself abdicated in favor of his daughter, Koken, but continued to control the government.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Shomu   (299 words)

  
 Posthumous name - China-related Topics PM-PP - China-Related Topics
The posthumous name is commonly used when naming most ChinaChinese royalty, most KoreaKorean royalty, almost all VietnamVietnamese royalty and all the emperors of Japan, except the four most recent emperors, Akihito, Hirohito (the Showa emperor), the Taisho emperor and the Meiji emperor.
For Qing emperors, 孝 xi?o is placed in various position in the string of characters, while those Qing empresses who were given posthumous names, 孝 xi?o is always initial.
Although Korean emperors and kings had elaborate posthumous names, they are usually referred to by their temple names today.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Posthumous_name   (1234 words)

  
 Empress Gensho of Japan - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Empress Gensho of Japan - Definition up Erdmond.Com
(元正天皇) was the 44th imperial ruler of Japan.
Her role as the empress was seizing the power by the family of Temmu and Jito.
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 Broadmining: Jito   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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Jito (地頭 Jitō;) were medieval land stewards in Japan.
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