Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 Kōgyoku Tennō), also Empress Saimei (斉明天皇 Saimei Tennō) (594–August 24, 661^[1]) was the 35th and 37th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. From February 18, 642^[2] she ruled as Kōgyoku, but abdicated after the assassination of Soga no Iruka and gave up the throne to her brother Emperor Kōtoku on July 12, 645.^[3] After Kōtoku died on November 24, 654,^[4] she reacceded to the throne as Empress Saimei on February 14, 655,^[5] and ruled under that name until her death in 661. She was a great-granddaughter of Emperor Bidatsu. Her birth name was Princess Takara (Empress Consort of Kotoku). August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events August 5 - In the Battle of Maserfield, Penda king of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald, king of Bernicia. ... Soga no Iruka (蘇我入鹿 ? - July 10, 645) was a statesman in the Yamato Period of Japan. ... Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇 Kōtoku Tennō) (596? - November 24, 654)[1] was the 36th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Kogyoku of Japan Emperor Kotoku ascends to the throne of Japan Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs Births Empress Jito of Japan Categories: 645 ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events King Reccaswinth issues Visigothic law code. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events November 15 - Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats the pagan Mercian king Penda in the Battle of Winwaed Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Emperor Bidatsu (敏達天皇 Bidatsu Tennō) (538- September 14, 585) was the 30th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ...

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During her first reign the Soga clan seized power. Her son Naka no Ōe planned a coup d'etat and slew Soga no Iruka at the court in front of her throne. The Empress, shocked by this incident, abdicated the throne. The Soga clan was one of the most powerful clans in Yamato Japan. ... Soga no Iruka (蘇我入鹿 ? - July 10, 645) was a statesman in the Yamato Period of Japan. ...

After Emperor Kōtoku died, though Naka no Ōe was the crown prince, he had his mother reascend the throne, and remained as the crown prince under his mother. He, and not his mother, however, led the politics of Japan. In the fifth year of her second reign, Paekche in Korea was destroyed in 660. Japan assisted Paekche loyals to the attempt of retrieving former Paekche territory. Early in 661, Saimei started from the capital in Yamato province in Honshu with both an army and a navy and crossed the Inland Sea of Japan from east to west. The empress stayed in Ishiyu Temporary Palace in Iyo province, today Dōgo Onsen. In May she arrived at Asakura Palace in the north part of Tsukushi province in Kyūshū, today a part of Fukuoka prefecture. The allied army of Japan and Paekche was prepared the war against Silla but on July 24 (Japanese calendar), 661 she died in the Asakura Palace before the army departed to Korea. In October her body was brought from Kyūshū by sea to Port Naniwa-zu (today Osaka city). Her funeral ceremony was held in early November. Baekje (18 BC (legendary) – AD 660) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. ... Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Yamato (大和) was a province of Japan. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de... The Inland Sea and its major straits with the bay of Osaka (dashed) Formally named the Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海 Seto Naikai), the Inland Sea is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, three of the main islands of Japan. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Dogo Onsen bathhouse Dōgō Onsen (道後温泉) is a hot spring in Shikoku, Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Fukuoka Prefecture ) is located on KyÅ«shÅ« Island, Japan. ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ...

After her death, her son Naka no Ōe ascended to the throne in 663, after the battle against Silla and the Tang Dynasty. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Notes

1. ^ August 24, 661 corresponds to the Twenty-fourth Day of the Seventh Month of 661 (shinyū) of the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873.
2. ^ February 18, 642 corresponds to the Fifteenth Day of the First Month of 642 (jin'in).
3. ^ July 12, 645 corresponds to the Fourteenth Day of the Sixth Month of 645 (isshi).
4. ^ November 24, 654 corresponds to the Tenth Day of the Tenth Month of 654 (kōin).
5. ^ February 14, 655 corresponds to the Third Day of the First Month of 655 (itsubō).