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Kōken (718–770) was a Japanese empress and member of the Imperial House of Japan. She held the position of Josei Tenno. Her parents were Shōmu and Kōmyō, and she had a sibling named Inoe-naishinnō. Kōken spoke Japanese and died of smallpox from natural causes.
Her native name is 孝謙天皇, and her name in kana is こうけん てんのう. She is distinct from Shōtoku.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 749–758
- Predecessor
- Shōmu
- Successor
- Junnin
- Born
- Abe ( 阿倍 ) , 718, Heijō-kyō , Japan
- Died
- 770 (770-00-00) (aged 51–52), Heijō-kyō, Japan
- Burial
- Saki Takatsuka Kofun [ ja ]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Father
- Shōmu
- Mother
- Kōmyō
- Occupation
- emperor
- Position held
- Josei Tenno
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Family
- Imperial House of Japan
- Image
- Empress Shōtoku.jpg
- Number of children
- 0
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- date of birth
- 0718-00-00
- date of death
- 0770-08-28
- cause of death
- smallpox
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- 孝謙天皇
- Commons category
- Empress Kōken
- different from
- Shōtoku
- name in kana
- こうけん てんのう
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