Empress Koken

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Empress_Koken
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Queen consort
gptkbp:adoptedSon gptkb:Emperor_Junnin
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Empress Shotoku
gptkbp:birthDate 713
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Abe
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Nara,_Japan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:deathDate 770
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Yamato
gptkbp:eraName Tenpyo-kanpo, Tenpyo-shoho, Tenpyo-hoji, Jingo-keiun, Hoki
gptkbp:father gptkb:Emperor_Shomu
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empress Koken
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Empress_Komyo
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Dōkyō_incident
gptkbp:notableFor restoring the throne after Emperor Junnin
supporting Buddhist monk Dōkyō
one of the few women to rule Japan as empress regnant
gptkbp:orderInSuccession_(as_Empress_Shotoku) 48th
gptkbp:posthumousName Empress Shotoku
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Emperor_Shomu
gptkbp:reignEnd 758
gptkbp:reignEnd_(as_Empress_Shotoku) 770
gptkbp:reignStart 749
gptkbp:reignStart_(as_Empress_Shotoku) 764
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:residence Heijo-kyo (Nara)
gptkbp:succession 46th
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Emperor_Junnin
gptkbp:title gptkb:Empress_Regnant_of_Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Empress_Komyo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7