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  Empress Kogyoku - The Encyclopedia
She was the wife and Empress Consort of Emperor Jomei.
Japan assisted Paekche loyals to the attempt of retrieving former Paekche territory.
The allied army of Japan and Paekche was prepared the war against Silla but on July 24 (Japanese calendar), 661 she died in the Asakura Palace before the army departed to Korea.
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  Empress Kogyoku of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇) or Saimei (斉明天皇) (594–661) was the 35th imperial ruler of Japan.
She was the wife and Empress Consort of the Emperor Jomei.
The allied army of Japan and Baekje was prepared the war against Silla but on July 24 (Japanese calendar), 661 she died in the Asakura Palace before the army departed to Korea.
pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Empress_Kogyoku_of_Japan   (396 words)

  
 Empress Gemmei of Japan - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Empress Gemmei of Japan
Empress Gemmei (or Gemmyo 元明天皇) (661–722) was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan and the fourth woman to hold such a position.
She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji of Japan and the wife of Kusakabe no miko, who was the son of Emperor Temmu of Japan and Empress Jito of Japan.
In 708 she moved the capital city of Japan from Fujiwara to Heijo-Kyo, west of the modern city of Nara, thus giving the Nara period of Japanese history its name.
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 japan,emperors,history,cartoonbuddy,.com,cartoon buddy club
The flag of Japan was created in 1870 although the red sun had been used on war banners for centuries.
Japans ancestors were migrants from the mainland of Asia, the earliest known being the Ainu clan who arrived around 15000 BC to populate the islands.
In the fifth and sixth centuries the religion of Buddhism, the art of writing and philosophy of Confucius spread from China to the Island of Japan.
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 Empress Kogyoku of Japan - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇) or Saimei (斉明天皇) (594-661) was the 35th imperial ruler of Japan.
From 642 she ruled as Kogyoku, but abdicted in favour of her son Kotoku in 645.
After her son died in 655, she reascended the throne as Saimei, and ruled under that name until her death.
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 Encyclopedia: Empress Jito of Japan
Empress Jitō (持統天皇) (645- January 13, 703) was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Events End of the reign of Empress Kogyoku of Japan Emperor Kotoku ascends to the throne of Japan Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs Births Empress Jito of Japan Categories: 645...
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
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 Japan to 1615 by Sanderson Beck
Korean scholars were sent to Japan in the fourth century by the king of Paekche, but Japanese military assistance requested against the kingdom of Silla in 391 arrived too late to save Paekche.
Japan maintained an imperial theocracy by keeping the emperor's department of worship over the council of state; they considered the hereditary emperor more important than the mandate of heaven, and birth still counted more than ability in Japan.
Japan used conscripted armies to subjugate the Edo in the north and the Hayato in southern Kyushu.
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 Empress Kogyoku of Japan - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From 642 she ruled as Kogyoku, but abdicated after the assassination of Soga no Iruka and gave up the throne to her brother Kotoku in 645.
She was the wife and empress of the Emperor Jomei.
The empress was very shocked with this incidence and abdicated the throne.
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 Empress Kogyoku of Japan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From (Click link for more info and facts about 642) 642 she ruled as Kogyoku, but abdicated after the assassination of Soga no Iruka and gave up the throne to her brother (Click link for more info and facts about Kotoku) Kotoku in (Click link for more info and facts about 645) 645.
She was the wife and empress of the (Click link for more info and facts about Emperor Jomei) Emperor Jomei.
The allied army of Japan and Baekje was prepared the war against (Click link for more info and facts about Silla) Silla but on July 24 (Japanese calendar), 661 she died in the Asakura Palace before the army departed to Korea.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/em/empress_kogyoku_of_japan.htm   (569 words)

  
 Emperor Kotoku of Japan - TheBestLinks.com - Empress Kogyoku of Japan, 597, 645, 654, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇;) (597-654) was the 36th imperial ruler of Japan.
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 Emperors of Japan - SamuraiWiki
Emperor Sujin is believed to have been the first "historical" Emperor (being the first Emperor to rule in the growing Yamato region) after the tribal confederacies that had held power previously--this does not mean, however, that he and those that followed did not have highly ficionalized lives.
Recent scholarship has raised the possibility that Emperors Seimu and Chûai, and Empress Jingû were completely ficticious characters
This assertion could very well apply to many other early Emperors, while others are most likely composite figures--an amalgamation of various important figures in early Japan.
wiki.samurai-archives.com /index.php?title=Emperors_of_Japan   (166 words)

  
 Category:Japanese emperors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This category contains the Emperors and Empresses of Japan.
The role of the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) alternated between that of a high-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler, from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
Under Japan's modern constitution, the emperor is now a largely titular head of state (see Politics of Japan).
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Category:Japanese_emperors   (129 words)

  
 Emperor Jomei of Japan - Wikpedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Emperor Jomei (舒明天皇;) (593-641) was the 34th imperial ruler of Japan.
He succeeded his great aunt, Empress Suiko, and ruled from 629 to 641.
After his death, the throne was passed to his two cousins, that is, his wife and thus empress Princess Takara and her younger brother, before eventually being inherited by two of Jomei's sons, Emperors Tenji and Temmu.
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 Empress Meisho of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Empress Meishō (明正天皇) (1623 - 1696) was the 109th imperial ruler of Japan, reigning from 1629 to 1643.
Her mother was Tokugawa Kazuko, the empress of Go-Mizunoo and a daughter of Hidetada.
She didn't marry, and was succeeded by her step-brother.
www.information-and-answers.com /resource-Empress_Meisho_of_Japan.html   (87 words)

  
 Emperor Kotoku of Japan - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Empress Kōgyoku was his elder sister from same parents.
He had at least three consorts including his Empress, Hashihito no Himemiko (Princess Hashihito), the daughter of the Emperor Jomei and his sister Kogyoku.
Kogyoku abducted in favor of his son and crown prince, Nakanoōe, but Nakanoōe insisted Kōtoku should ascend to the throne.
www.answers-zone.com /article/Emperor_Kotoku_of_Japan   (383 words)

  
 SARUDAMA.COM: Japanese History: Nara Era Timeline
Accession of Temmu after brief reign of Kobun and civil war
Accession of Empress Gensho after abdication of Gemmyo
Accession of Empress Koken after abdication of Shomu
www.sarudama.com /history/nara.shtml   (52 words)

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