Empress He - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Empress He(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Empress He was made Empress Dowager He and presided over the imperial court, sharing power with her half-brother General-in-chief He Jin.
Empress Dowager He was accused of the murder of Empress Dowager Dong and ordered to move to the Yongle Palace, outside the main palace complex.
It had been held earlier by the Empress Yan of Emperor An and the Empress Dou of Emperor Huan: they too survived their husbands to become empress-dowagers, and in both cases their power and that of their clan was overthrown in a palace coup.
Empress Gemmei of Japan - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Empress Gemmei of Japan(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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.
Empress Meishō (明正天皇 Meishō Tennō) (January 9, 1624 - December 4, 1696) was the 109th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 22, 1629 to November 14, 1643.
Her name was derived by combining the names of two previous empresses, Empress Gemmei (707-715) and her daughter Empress Genshō (715-724).
By her enthronement, she became the first woman to occupy the throne since Empress Shōtoku, who died in 770.
The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long.
November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining.
Go-Mizunoo Emperor in TutorGig Encyclopedia(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Go-Mizunoo Tenn?) (June 29, 1596 - September 11, 1680) was the 108th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
The Emperor, who was unable to retain influence in the face of the shogunate, abdicated in favor of his daughter, who became the Empress Meish?
For the rest of his long life, he concentrated on various aesthetic projects and interests, of which perhaps the best-known are the magnificent Japanese gardens of the Shugaku-in imperial villa.
Encyclopedia: 1643(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The year 1643 in science and technology See also: 1642 in science, other events of 1643, 1644 in science, list of years in science.
1642 state leaders - Events of 1643 - 1644 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1643 List of international organization leaders in 1643 List of colonial governors in 1643 Asia China (Ming Dynasty) - Chongzhen, Emperor of China (1627-1644) Japan - Monarch - Meisho, Emperor of Japan...
