Empress Kōken

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Empress Kōken was an 8th-century Japanese ruler of the Nara period who uniquely reigned twice, the second time under the name Empress Shōtoku.

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Label Occurrences
Empress Kōken canonical 2
Empress Shōtoku 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of Japan
Nara-period ruler
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Empress Shōtoku NERFINISHED
Kōken-tennō NERFINISHED
Shōtoku-tennō NERFINISHED
associatedWith monk Dōkyō NERFINISHED
birthDate 718
burialPlace Nara NERFINISHED
capital Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED
chronology reigned before Emperor Junnin and Emperor Kōnin
conflict political struggle with Fujiwara clan
country Japan
deathDate 770
dynasticOrder 46th monarch of Japan
48th monarch of Japan
era Nara period NERFINISHED
eraNameUsed Jingo-keiun NERFINISHED
Tenpyō-hōji NERFINISHED
Tenpyō-jingo NERFINISHED
Tenpyō-shōhō NERFINISHED
father Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
gender female
historicalPeriod 8th century
language Classical Japanese
legacy example of female rulership in early Japan
mother Empress Kōmyō NERFINISHED
notableFor reigning twice as Empress of Japan
restoring herself to the throne as Empress Shōtoku
placeOfBirth Japan NERFINISHED
policy promotion of Buddhism as state religion
positionHeld sovereign of Japan
predecessor Emperor Junnin NERFINISHED
Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
reign 749–758
764–770
religion Buddhism
royalHouse Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED
style Buddhist monarch
successor Emperor Junnin NERFINISHED
Emperor Kōnin NERFINISHED
successorDynastically Emperor Kōnin NERFINISHED
supported Buddhist clergy
title Tennō NERFINISHED

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Emperor Shōmu child Empress Kōken
Emperor Shōmu successor Empress Kōken
Emperor Kōnin predecessor Empress Kōken
this entity surface form: Empress Shōtoku