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Empress Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū-kōgō) was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime. Legends say that after seeking revenge on the people who murdered her ...
Jingū was a semilegendary empress-regent of Japan who is said to have established Japanese hegemony over Korea. According to the traditional records of ancient Japan, Jingū was the wife of Chūai, the 14th sovereign (reigned 192–200), and the regent for her son Ōjin. Aided by a pair of divine jewels.
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Legendary empress of Yamato, the ancient kingdom of Japan, who led military campaigns to defeat the Korean kingdoms of Silla and Paekche. Name variations: Jingo; Jingō; Jingo-kogo; Jingu. Pronunciation: gin-GOO.
Dec 3, 2015 · Empress Jingū (神功皇后 Jingū-kōgō), also known as Empress Regent Jingū (神功天皇 Jingū-tennō), was one of Japan’s onna-bugeisha —Japanese women warriors from the upper class. They answered the call of duty and fought courageously in battle alongside the samurai.
A L L E N Abstract: Many post-war Japanese historians considered Empress Jingū, the mother and regent to Emperor Ōjin of the early fifth century, a mythical figure and treated the accounts of her life in Kojiki, Nihon shoki and Fudoki as the product of fabrication that mirrored the lives of empresses from later centuries.
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Empress Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū-kōgō) was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband 's death in 200 AD. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki (collectively known as the Kiki) record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime.
Empress Jingū (神功天皇, Jingū-tennō), also known as Empress-consort Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū-kōgō) was a legendary empress of Japan. Although her name was once included in the traditional order of succession, she is now considered as a regent.
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