Empress Jitō

Empress of Japan

Uno-no-sarara 645 Japan

13 January 703 (aged 57–58) Fujiwara-kyō, Japan

Posthumous nameJapanese style: Takamanoharahiro-no-hime no Sumeramikoto (高天原広野姫天皇 ) also Ohoyamatonekoamenohiro-no-hime no Mikoto (大倭根子天之広野日女尊 ) Chinese style: Empress Jitō (持統天皇 )

Empress Jitō 持統天皇 Picture of JitōEmpress of JapanReign686–697PredecessorTenmuSuccessorMonmuBornUno-no-sarara (鸕野讚良 ) 645 JapanDied13 January 703 (aged 57–58) Fujiwara-kyō, JapanBurialHinokuma-no-Ōuchi no misasagi (Nara)SpouseEmperor TenmuIssuePrince KusakabeHouseYamatoFatherEmperor TenjiMotherSoga no Ochi-no-iratsume Empress Jitō (持統天皇 , Jitō-tennō, 645 – 13 January 703) was the 41st monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Jitō's reign spanned the years from 686 through 697. In the history of Japan, Jitō was the third of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The two female monarchs before Jitō were Suiko and Kōgyoku/Saimei. The five women sovereigns reigning after Jitō were Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.