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	Empress Kogyoku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku Tennō), also Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei Tennō) (594–661) was the 35th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
		Early in 661, Saimei started from the capital in Yamato province in Honshu with both an army and a navy and crossed the Inland Sea of Japan from east to west.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Kogyoku_of_Japan (377 words)

	Emperor Kotoku of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇) (597-654) was the 36th imperial ruler of Japan.
		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.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Emperor_Kotoku_of_Japan (356 words)

	Emperor Temmu of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was the youngest son of the Emperor Jomei and the Empress Saimei, and the younger brother of the Emperor Tenji.
		He was succeeded by the Empress Jito, who was both his niece and his wife.
		The Empress Shotoku was the last of these imperial rulers from his lineage.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Emperor_Temmu_of_Japan (974 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku is separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea.
		Thus, Japan was never given a reason to doubt the divine origin of their land.
		The defeat of China at the hands of Japan highlighted the failure of the Chinese army to modernize adequately, and resulted in increased calls within China for accelerated modernization and reform.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/s.html (1855 words)

	Empress Kogyoku of Japan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was the wife and empress of the (Click link for more info and facts about Emperor Jomei) Emperor Jomei.
		Japan assisted Baekje loyals to the attempt of retrieving former Baekje territory.
		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)

	AI Asia - Kufun/Yamato Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Empress Suiko was the 33rd imperial ruler of Japan and the first woman to hold this position.
		Empress Saimei was the 37th imperial ruler of Japan and the second woman to hold the position.
		Empress Jito was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan.
	www.antiquatedideas.com /cgi-antiquatedideas/asia/topic.cgi?forum=31&topic=5 (295 words)

	Saimei-era plaza found in Nara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The discovery was made to the north of the remains of what is believed to be Futatsuki, a Taoist palace built on the orders of Empress Saimei during the period when turtles were considered to be divine, the officials said.
		The discovery could shed light on the Empress Saimei's reported love of construction critiqued in the Chronicle of Japan, the oldest official history of Japan, covering events from the mythical age of the gods to the reign of Empress Jito, which ended in 697.
		The plaza, located 300 meters northeast of the estimated location of another palace used by the empress, was discovered during an excavation survey by the local education board of a 750-sq.
	www.trussel.com /prehist/news179.htm (527 words)

	Real Samurai History of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Empress Jingu matters in the history of Japan not because it placates 20th century feminists, but because coveting Korea would be a routine imperial dream of the Japanese until 20th century.
		Empress Jingu had started it by adopting an Imperial Crest you know so well by now, the golden chrysanthemum, but it was more personal than imperial and the subsequent rulers of Japan didn't take it as a must.
		Japan has been the greatest economic power in the continent, but it's also the only one in the world which doesn't even have what it takes to kill mosquitoes.
	www.geocities.com /kazenaga23/nihongi.htm (8681 words)

	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.
	www.san.beck.org /3-11-Japanto1615.html (17262 words)

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		Empress Saimei, in the tradition of Jingo, led an expedition of 5,000 men to liberate Paekche from the Chinese in 661.
		Japan’s motives in the San Kan Seibatsu were economic, and the attack was predatory in nature.
		Empress Jingo describes Korea to her husband as a “land of treasure a dazzling land, a land of plentiful wealth, and as good to look at as a beautiful woman.” A later Nihon Shoki entry from the year 250 A.D. (dates from this early in the chronicle are probably inaccurate) records that King Kunch’ogo (r.
	www.nadn.navy.mil /History/honors/2003/KanzakiThesis.doc (5918 words)

	661 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan
		Perctarit and Godepert become co-rulers of the Lombards, following the death of their father Aripert
		Empress Kōgyoku (also Empress Saimei), empress of Japan
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/661 (107 words)

	The Tanuki Ramble: The Return of Empress Pimiko
		Japan's ruling party is considering proposals to revise the constitution to let women take the throne, according to a draft seen by local media.
		Not since Japan was a collection of warring, tattooed, illiterate clans has a women reigned over the country of eight isles.
		Japan has had ten Empresses throughout recorded history (Not including Himiko), the last of which was Gosakuramachi from 1762-1770, and several during the Nara period even including Kogyoku who was powerful enough to seize the throne back from Kotoku(another Empress), who had been Kogyoku's heir.
	zimblog.typepad.com /tanuki_ramble/2004/11/the_return_of_e.html (747 words)

	655 - TheBestLinks.com - Centuries, Decades, Empress Saimei of Japan, Franks, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		655 - TheBestLinks.com - Centuries, Decades, Empress Saimei of Japan, Franks,...
		655, Centuries, Decades, Empress Saimei of Japan, Franks, Japan, November 27...
		Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan.
	www.thebestlinks.com /655.html (177 words)

	Japan, Inc. - The Emperor System and Japan's Royal Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
	vikingphoenix.com /public/JapanIncorporated/postwar/japemps.htm (800 words)

	Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan to 1453 by Sanderson Beck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But when Japan invaded Silla in 399, a Koguryo army of 50,000 came to their neighbor's defense; another Japanese expedition five years later was also turned away.
		Korean scholars were sent to Japan about 400 CE by the king of Paekche in gratitude for their military assistance against the king of Koguryu in 391.
		The Japanese colony of Mimana held the southeast corner of the Korean peninsula; but their campaign to defend it was held up by Kyushu chief Iwai in 527, because he was in league with the Korean Silla kingdom.
	www.san.beck.org /GoodMessage/AB4-SEAsiaKoreaJapan.html (13377 words)

	List of Japan-related topics : List of Japan related topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		B'z, Baka, Baku (spirit), Bandai Satellaview Zelda, Bank of Japan Battle Angel Alita, Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Midway, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Peleliu, Battle of Sekigahara, Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of the Planets, Battle of the Yalu River, Battle of Tsushima
		Empress Gemmei of Japan, Empress Gensho of Japan, Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan, Empress Jito of Japan, Empress Kogyoku of Japan, Empress Koken of Japan, Empress Meisho of Japan, Empress Saimei of Japan, Empress Shotoku of Japan, Empress Suiko of Japan
		Obaku, Obon, Occupied Japan, Ochazuke, Oda Nobuhide, Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobuyuki, Oda Sakunosuke, Oguma Hideo, Oguri Mushitaro, Oh!
	www.city-search.org /li/list-of-japan-related-topics.html (808 words)

	Encyclopedia: November 30 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Events Births Empress Kogyoku of Japan = Empress Saimei Deaths Gregory of Tours, bishop and historian Categories: 594...
		Events January 26 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France June 24 - The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/November-30 (10166 words)

	A Short History of Japan
		The following information is based on A Traveller's History of Japan by Richard Tames, pp.
		Japan becomes largest creditor nation and aid donor; Seikan tunnel links Honshu and Hokkaido
		Oe Kenzaburo is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature; Socialists participate in the government for the first time since 1947; Reformist opposition parties unite to form the Shinshinto bloc
	gary.appenzeller.net /ShogunJapanHistory.html (706 words)

	Hada (Hebrews) coming to Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As suggested, some historians have connected Empress Amaterasu as originating from one of the tribes of the Hebrews of Israel in diasporia that occurred in circa 600 BC when millions of Hebrews were exiled by King
		All books were lost along with the knowledge of the history of Japan.
		Later, mythological histories were largely fictional birthed from the literary vacuum created by this great loss.
	www.culdee.org /japan/emperors.html (1124 words)

	661 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Emperor Tenji of JapanEmperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan/
		Empress Kogyoku of Japan = Empress Saimei of JapanEmpress Saimei/
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	www.infothis.com /find/661 (343 words)

	Japan Heads
		The Japanese title for Emperor/Empress is Tennō which means Heavenly Sovereign (Empresses in their own right had the title Jotei (
		980-1027 Politically Influential Empress Fujiwara Senshi of Japan
		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.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /japan_heads.htm (760 words)

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