Empress Kōgyoku

Empress of Japan

8 dated entries naming Empress Kōgyoku, drawn from 8 separate years between 594 CE and 661 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century

594Kōgyoku, empress of Japan (d. 661)source

7th century

642Empress Kōgyoku ascends to the throne of Japan, after her husband (and uncle) Emperor Jomei's death in 641.source
644Zenkoji, a Buddhist temple and landmark spot in Nagano, Japan, is officially built by Empress Kogyoku.source
645Empress Kōgyoku is forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her younger brother Kōtoku, age 49, who becomes the 36th emperor of Japan.source
654November 24 – Emperor Kōtoku dies after a 9-year reign; Kōgyoku (his elder sister) is restored on the throne under the name Saimei.source
655Empress Kōgyoku re-ascends to the throne of Japan, beginning a new reign as Saimei-tennō.source
656Empress 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.source
661July 24 – Kōgyoku (also Saimei), twice empress of Japan (b. 594)source

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