Empress Gemmei (also Empress Genmyō; 元明天皇 Genmei Tennō) (661 – December 7, 721¹) was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the fourth woman to hold such a position. She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji and the wife of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko, who was the son of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō. Kusakabe was also Gemmei's first cousin and her nephew. After their son Emperor Mommu died in 707, she succeeded to the throne, in hopes of holding it until her grandson Emperor Shōmu reached maturity. However, in 715, Gemmei abdicated in favor of Mommu's sister Empress Genshō. Shōmu later succeeded Genshō. Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito. ... Emperor Tenji (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) Tomb of Emperor Tenji, Kyoto Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 Tenji Tennō) (626-672), also known as Prince Naka no ÅŒe (中大兄皇子, Naka no ÅŒe no ÅŒji) and Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Prince Kusakabe (草壁皇子, Kusakabe no miko: 662-689) was a Japanese imperial crown prince from 681 until his death. ... Emperor Temmu (天武天皇 Tenmu Tennō) (c. ... Jito Tenno (From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) Tomb of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō Empress Jitō (持統天皇 Jitō Tennō) (645 – December 22, 7021) was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Emperor Mommu (文武天皇 Mommu Tennō) (683-707) was the 42nd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... 707 A south Australian counter-strike team consisting of fbz, bl1zz, carnage, ic3solo and Jonevo. ... Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 Shōmu Tennō) (701 - May 2, 7561) was the 45th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... Empress Genshō (元正天皇 Genshō Tennō) (680 – April 21, 748) was the 44th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

In 708 she moved the capital of Japan from the Fujiwara Capital to the Heijō Capital, just west of the modern city of Nara, thus giving the Nara period of Japanese history its name. Events The Japanese court moved from Heian to Nara. ... The restored Suzakumon (gate) of Heijo Palace Heijo Palace (平城京) in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan during the Nara Period (710-784 CE). ... , Nara ) is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan, near Kyoto. ... The Nara period ) of the history of Japan covers the years from about AD 710 to 794. ...

Empress Gemmei, along with court officials, is primarily responsible for the completion of the Kojiki in 712 A.D. Her father-in-law, Emperor Temmu's initial attempts in 680 A.D. failed to finalize the publication before his death in 686 A.D., until she continued the commission of the Kojiki during her reign. Emperor Temmu (天武天皇 Tenmu Tennō) (c. ... Kojiki or Furukotofumi (古事記) is the oldest surviving historical book dealing with the ancient history of Japan. ...

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1. Japanese dates correspond to the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873. December 7, 721 of the Japanese calendar corresponds to December 29, 721 of the Julian calendar.