Japanese-style shigō: Ametoyotakaraikashihitarashi-hime no Sumeramikoto (天豊財重日足姫天皇)
Father
Prince Chinu
Mother
Princess Kibitsu-hime
Empress Kōgyoku, also known as Empress Saimei, was a monarch of Japan who ruled twice and is considered the 35th[1] and 37th ruler[1] according to traditional succession.[2]
Empress Kōgyoku reigned twice, first as Kōgyoku from 642 to 645, and then again as Saimei from 655 to 661.
642: Kōgyoku became empress but stepped down after Soga no Iruka's assassination. 645: Kōgyoku abdicated to her brother, Emperor Kōtoku. 654: Emperor Kōtoku died and the throne was empty. 655: Kōgyoku became empress again, now known as Saimei. 661: Saimei died and the throne was vacant again.
This one woman ruled twice from 642 to 645 and from 655 to 661..[3]
Kōgyoku was a Japanese empress who ruled twice in the 7th century. She was the second woman to rule as empress, after Suiko-tennō. Six more women became empresses after her.
