Empress Kōgyoku
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Empress Kōgyoku, also known as Empress Saimei, was the 35th and 37th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both her reigns were within the Asuka period.
Empress Kogyoku Saimei
Kōgyoku during the Isshi incident
Emperor Tenji
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Emperor Tenji was the 38th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Initially known as Prince Kazuraki, and later Prince Naka no Ōe, he was the son of Emperor Jomei and Empre
Empress Kōgyoku
…nor two sovereigns upon the earth." This argument was also being used by many other people against the Soga clan. Prince Naka no Ōe (her son, and later Emperor Tenji), Nakatomi no Kamatari (later Fujiwara no Kamatari), and other prominent court nobles began arguing against the growing influence of the Soga clan…
17th-century depiction of Tenji
1879 depiction of Kamatari (right) and Prince Naka (left) attacking Iruka
The tumulus of Emperor Tenji in modern Kyoto, as seen from above