{"slug": "empress-kogyoku", "label": "Empress Kōgyoku", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_K%C5%8Dgyoku", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235296", "qid": "Q235296", "description": "Empress of Japan", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [594, 661], "span_label": ["594 CE", "661 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "japan", "label": "Japan", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "nara-prefecture", "label": "Nara Prefecture", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 594, "year_label": "594 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Kōgyoku, empress of Japan (d. 661)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364756331#Births", "title": "594", "revid": 1364756331, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 642, "year_label": "642 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Empress Kōgyoku ascends to the throne of Japan, after her husband (and uncle) Emperor Jomei's death in 641.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367634849#Asia", "title": "642", "revid": 1367634849, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 644, "year_label": "644 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Zenkoji, a Buddhist temple and landmark spot in Nagano, Japan, is officially built by Empress Kogyoku.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635050#Asia", "title": "644", "revid": 1367635050, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 645, "year_label": "645 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Empress Kōgyoku is forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her younger brother Kōtoku, age 49, who becomes the 36th emperor of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347973672#Japan", "title": "645", "revid": 1347973672, "section": "Events › By place › Japan"}}, {"year": 654, "year_label": "654 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 24", "text": "November 24 – Emperor Kōtoku dies after a 9-year reign; Kōgyoku (his elder sister) is restored on the throne under the name Saimei.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362652029#Asia", "title": "654", "revid": 1362652029, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 655, "year_label": "655 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Empress Kōgyoku re-ascends to the throne of Japan, beginning a new reign as Saimei-tennō.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367636681#Asia", "title": "655", "revid": 1367636681, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 656, "year_label": "656 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Empress Saimei of Japan builds a new palace at Asuka (Nara Prefecture), because her former residence caught fire. This construction is called the \"Mad Canal\" by the people of that day, wasting the labor of tens of thousand workers and a large amount of money.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635539#Asia", "title": "656", "revid": 1367635539, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 661, "year_label": "661 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – Kōgyoku (also Saimei), twice empress of Japan (b. 594)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804600#Deaths", "title": "661", "revid": 1340804600, "section": "Deaths"}}]}