Nunasokonakatsu-hime (渟名底仲媛命) was the legendary empress consort of Japan from 546 to 510 BC[1][2] and then empress dowager from 510 BC according to traditional dates.[2]
Life
There exact number of her children differs between the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. In the Kojiki she and her husband have 3, Tokotsuhikoirone,
Emperor Itoku, and Shikitsuhiko.[3] Yet in the Nihon Shoki they have another, Ikisomimi.[4] only the Kojiki states her father as Kamo no Okimi.[3][5] The Empress's life is not recorded in the Kojiki or Nihon Shoki but for her family and titles.[3][4][6]
Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in
CE /
AD1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously
2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor
3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother
Emperor Go-Daigo
Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in
CE /
AD1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously
2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943
3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign
Nunasokonakatsu-hime (渟名底仲媛命) was the legendary empress consort of Japan from 546 to 510 BC[1][2] and then empress dowager from 510 BC according to traditional dates.[2]
Life
There exact number of her children differs between the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. In the Kojiki she and her husband have 3, Tokotsuhikoirone,
Emperor Itoku, and Shikitsuhiko.[3] Yet in the Nihon Shoki they have another, Ikisomimi.[4] only the Kojiki states her father as Kamo no Okimi.[3][5] The Empress's life is not recorded in the Kojiki or Nihon Shoki but for her family and titles.[3][4][6]
Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in
CE /
AD1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously
2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor
3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother
Emperor Go-Daigo
Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in
CE /
AD1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously
2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943
3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign