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, also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan,〔Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō''): ( 元明天皇 (43) ); retrieved 2013-8-22.〕 according to the traditional order of succession.〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 56.〕 Gemmei's reign spanned the years 707 through 715.〔Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; Brown, Delmer M. (1979). ''Gukanshō,'' p. 271; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō Shōtōki.'' p. 140.〕 In the history of Japan, Genmei was the fourth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The three female monarchs before Genmei were Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei, and Jitō. The four women sovereigns reigning after Genmei were Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi. ==Traditional narrative== Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (''imina'')〔Brown, pp. 264; prior to Emperor Jomei, the personal names of the emperors (''imina'') were very long and people did not generally use them. The number of characters in each name diminished after Jomei's reign.〕 was Abe''-hime''.〔Brown, p. 271.〕 Empress Genmei was the fourth daughter of Emperor Tenji;〔 and she was a younger sister of Empress Jitō 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 Ō-omi).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Empress Genmei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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