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Jitō

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Also known as Empress Jitō, Jitō-tennō, Jito, Jitou

Empress of Japan (645-703)

Key facts

Reign
686–697
Predecessor
Tenmu
Successor
Monmu
Tenure
673–686
Born
Uno-no-sarara ( 鸕野讚良 ) , 645, Japan
Died
January 13, 703 (aged 57–58), Fujiwara-kyō , Japan
Burial
Hinokuma-no-Ōuchi no misasagi (檜隈大内陵) (Nara)
Spouse
Emperor Tenmu
Issue
Prince Kusakabe

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Fujiwara-kyō
Spouse
Tenmu
Father
Tenji
Occupation
politician
Position held
Daijō Tennō
Languages spoken
Japanese
Field of work
waka
Image
Empress Jito by Katsukawa Shunsho.png
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name in native language
持統天皇
Commons category
Empress Jitō
date of birth
0645-00-00
date of death
0703-01-13
name in kana
じとう てんのう
writing language
Japanese
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

HouseImperial House of Japan FatherEmperor Tenji MotherSoga no Ochi-no-iratsume

Empress Jitō (持統天皇, Jitō-tennō; 645 – January 13, 703) was the 41st monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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