her younger brother. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kōtoku is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui). Kōtoku ruled from July 12, 645 (AD), until his death...

Ōe (the future Emperor Tenji), Nakatomi no Kamatari, and Emperor Kōtoku jointly embarked on the details of the Reforms. Emperor Kōtoku then announced...

her younger brother, Emperor Kōtoku, before eventually being inherited by two of his sons, Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu. Emperor Jomei's reign lasted...

abdicated in favor of her brother, who would become known as Emperor Kōtoku. 654: Kōtoku died and the throne was vacant. 655: She re-ascended, beginning...

Nagara-Toyosaki Palace), 645–654 in the reign of Emperor Kōtoku Asuka, Yamato (Itabuki Palace), 655–655 in the reign of Kōtoku Asuka, Yamato (Kawahara Palace or Kawahara-no-miya)...

Japan has been ruled by emperors since antiquity. The sequence, order and dates of the early emperors are almost entirely based on the 8th-century Nihon...

Kōtoku Denjirō (幸徳 傳次郎, November 5, 1871 – January 24, 1911), better known by the pen name Kōtoku Shūsui (Japanese: 幸徳 秋水, Japanese pronunciation: [koːtokɯ...

succession (senso). Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kōtoku formally accedes to the throne (sokui). 645 (Taika 1): Kōtoku introduces the Taika reform (大化の改新, Taika...

was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Kōtoku. Her husband was also her maternal uncle. She was Emperor Jomei and Empress Kōgyoku's daughter....

1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019. The era of his rule was...

Oswiu to adopt Christianity, as part of a mobilization against Penda. Emperor Kōtoku sends an embassy to the court of the Tang dynasty in China. Japanese...

and "lower" portions (i.e. Kazusa and Shimōsa) during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku (645–654). It was well-known to the Imperial Court in Nara period Japan...

political power as the crown prince of both the Kōtoku and Saimei Emperors. Despite the death of Emperor Saimei, he did not accede to the throne for seven...

(3 November 1852 – 30 July 1912), posthumously honored as Emperor Meiji, was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession...

the central government of China following suit in the 12th century. Emperor Kōtoku is presented a white pheasant; he is pleased and begins a new Japanese...

in 140 BCE, and was adopted by Japan in 645 CE, during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku. The first era name to be assigned was "Taika" (大化), celebrating the...

pinyin: Kāngdé Huángdì, Japanese: Kōtoku Kōtei) during that period of time. Qing Dynasty Manchukuo Foreign The Last Emperor, a 1986 Hong Kong film directed...

the central government of China following suit in the 12th century. Emperor Kōtoku is presented a white pheasant; he is pleased and begins a new Japanese...

Summer – Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty destroys the Xueyantuo state, during the campaign against the Xueyantuo (Central Asia). Emperor Kōtoku makes...

Ame Toyotakara Ikashi Hitarashi no Hime no Sumeramikoto. Chapter 25: (Emperor Kōtoku) Ame Yorozu Toyohi no Sumeramikoto. Chapter 26: (Empress Saimei) Ame...

forced to abdicate in favor of her younger brother, who became Emperor Kōtoku; Kōtoku then appointed Kamatari naidaijin (Inner Minister). Kamatari was...

Nomadic Turkic tribes continue to control Central Asia. November 24 – Emperor Kōtoku dies after a 9-year reign; Kōgyoku (his elder sister) is restored on...

missions to the Tang court were dispatched during the reign of Emperor Kōtoku. Emperor Kanmu's planned mission to the Tang court in 804 (Enryaku 23) included...

the capital moved back to Asuka when the emperor lived at Itabuki Palace, 655–655 in the reign of Emperor Kōtoku Kawahara Palace or Kawahara-no-miya, 655–655...

footballer 1998 – Jeremy Swayman, American ice hockey player 654 – Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596) 1072 – Bagrat IV of Georgia (b. 1018) 1227 – Leszek...

The empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress...

Summer – Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty destroys the Xueyantuo state, during the campaign against the Xueyantuo (Central Asia). Emperor Kōtoku makes...

brother took the throne as Emperor Kōtoku. The Soga clan's hold over the imperial family was broken and two years later the Emperor enacted the Taika Reform...

niece Empress Kōgyoku, and his aunt Princess Tame Emperor Kōtoku and his niece Princess Hashihito Emperor Tenmu and his nieces Empress Jitō, Princess Ōta...

abdicate the throne in favor of her younger brother Kōtoku, age 49, who becomes the 36th emperor of Japan. Naka-no-Ōe becomes crown prince and prime minister...