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Empress Suiko 推古天皇
Great Queen of Yamato
Painting of Suiko by Tosa Mitsuyoshi, 1726
Empress of Japan
Reign
15 January 593 – 15 April 628 (Gregorian calendar) or 8 December 592 – 7 March 628 (Lunar calendar)
Predecessor
Sushun
Successor
Jomei
Regent
Prince Shōtoku (593–621) Soga no Umako Soga no Emishi
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure
576 – 585
Born
Nukatabe (額田部) 3 January 554
Died
15 April 628(628-04-15) (aged 74)
Burial
Shinaga no Yamada no misasagi (磯長山田陵)
Spouse
Emperor Bidatsu
Issue
Princess Uji no Shitsukahi
Prince Takeda
Princess Woharida
Princess Umori
Prince Wohari
Princess Tame
Princess Sakurawi no Yumihari
Posthumous name
Chinese-style shigō: Empress Suiko (推古天皇)
Japanese-style shigō: Toyomikekashikiya-hime no Sumeramikoto (豊御食炊屋姫天皇)
House
Yamato
Father
Emperor Sushun
Mother
Soga no Kitashihime
Empress Suiko (推古天皇, Suiko-tennō) (554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan,[1] and the country's first and longest-reigning empress regnant, according to the traditional order of succession.[2]
Suiko reigned from 593 until her death in 628.[3]
^Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):
She introduced Buddhism in Japan and built many Buddhist templed, but she held the balance between Buddhism and Shintoism. Under her rule, Japan was the superpower in Asia, Silla paid tribute to Japan. She also reorganized the legal system and laws, bringing a peaceful era in the country. She is credited with building Japan, its economy and culture, Empress Suiko was also noted for her wisdom as a ruler.
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^Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 48.
^Brown, Delmer et al. (1979). Gukanshō, pp. 263–264; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, pp. 126–129; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, pp. 39–42., p. 39, at Google Books
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