Description:Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya Ii, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess ku, Chen Zi'ang, AElfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Empress Gemmei Gemmei-tenn) (661 December 29, 721) was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This sovereign is sometimes identified as Empress Genmy. She was the fifth woman to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Her reign spanned the years from 707 through 715. Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (her imina) was Abe-hime. Empress Gemmei was the fourth daughter of Emperor Tenji; and she was a younger sister of Empress Jit by a different mother. Her mother, Mei-no-Iratsume (also known as Soga-hime), was a daughter of Udaijin Soga-no-Kura-no-Yamada-no-Ishikawa-no-Maro (also known as Soga Yamada-no -omi). Gemmei became the consort (nygo) of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko, who was the son of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jit. After the death of their son Emperor Mommu in 707, she acceded to the throne. At least one account suggests that she accepted the role of empress because Emperor Mommu felt his young son, her grandson, was still too young to withstand the pressures which attend becoming emperor. After Empress Gemmei transferred the seat of her government to Nara, this mountain location remained the capital throughout the succeeding seven reigns. In a sense, the years of the Nara period developed into one of the more significant consequences of her comparatively short reign. Gemmei had initially planned to remain on the throne until her grandson might reach maturity. However, in 715, Gemmei did abdicate in favor of Mommu's older sister who then became known as Empress Gensh. Gensh was eventually succeeded by her younger brother, who then b...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=251749We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 661 Births: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya II, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess Ku, Chen Zi'ang, Aelfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji. To get started finding 661 Births: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya II, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess Ku, Chen Zi'ang, Aelfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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661 Births: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya II, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess Ku, Chen Zi'ang, Aelfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji
Description: Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya Ii, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess ku, Chen Zi'ang, AElfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Empress Gemmei Gemmei-tenn) (661 December 29, 721) was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. This sovereign is sometimes identified as Empress Genmy. She was the fifth woman to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Her reign spanned the years from 707 through 715. Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (her imina) was Abe-hime. Empress Gemmei was the fourth daughter of Emperor Tenji; and she was a younger sister of Empress Jit by a different mother. Her mother, Mei-no-Iratsume (also known as Soga-hime), was a daughter of Udaijin Soga-no-Kura-no-Yamada-no-Ishikawa-no-Maro (also known as Soga Yamada-no -omi). Gemmei became the consort (nygo) of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko, who was the son of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jit. After the death of their son Emperor Mommu in 707, she acceded to the throne. At least one account suggests that she accepted the role of empress because Emperor Mommu felt his young son, her grandson, was still too young to withstand the pressures which attend becoming emperor. After Empress Gemmei transferred the seat of her government to Nara, this mountain location remained the capital throughout the succeeding seven reigns. In a sense, the years of the Nara period developed into one of the more significant consequences of her comparatively short reign. Gemmei had initially planned to remain on the throne until her grandson might reach maturity. However, in 715, Gemmei did abdicate in favor of Mommu's older sister who then became known as Empress Gensh. Gensh was eventually succeeded by her younger brother, who then b...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=251749We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 661 Births: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya II, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess Ku, Chen Zi'ang, Aelfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji. To get started finding 661 Births: Empress Gemmei, Muawiya II, Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf, Princess Ku, Chen Zi'ang, Aelfwine of Deira, Liu Zhiji, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.