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1 Geneology

She was the 2nd daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. Her mother was Tokugawa Kazuko, daughter of the 2nd shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada. She had no children of her own.

2 Name

Her name was derived by combining the names of two previous empresses, Gemmei (707-715) and her daughter Gensho (715-724)

3 Life

In 1629, she became Empress after her father, Emperor Go-Mizunoo suddenly abdicated in the Purple Clothes Incident. By her enthronement, she became the first woman to occupy the throne since Empress Shotoku, who died in 769. During her reign, her father Emperor Go-Mizunoo ruled in her name. In 1643, she abdicated in favor of her younger half-brother, who became Emperor Go-KomyoEmperor Go-Komyo ( April 20, 1633 October 30, 1654) was the 110th imperial ruler of Japan. He reigned from November 14, 1643 to October 30, 1654. His personal name was Tsuguhito and his title was ??-no-miya Geneology He was the fourth son of Emperor Go-Mi

4 ErasJapanese era name (, nengo lit. year name) is a common calendar scheme used in Japan to count years. For example, 2004 is Heisei 16. Like similar systems in East Asia, the era name system was originally derived from Chinese Imperial practice, although the of her reign

• Kan'eiKan'ei was a Japanese era after Genna and before Shoho and spanned from 1624 to 1643. Reigning emperors were Go-Mizunoo, Meisho and Go-Komyo. Change of Era To mark the start of a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac, on 2n month 30th day of Genna 9 (1624), the