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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.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Empress Jingū’s legendary campaign, particularly her purported conquest of Korea, is one of the most captivating tales in the annals of Japanese mythology and history. The events leading up to this extraordinary military expedition are deeply interwoven with divine prophecy, supernatural powers, and the formidable leadership of Jingū herself.
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The empress and her troops set sail, her ship escorted by large sea creatures and ushered by favorable winds. Under the leadership of Jingū, the Yamato troops landed and, taking the people of Silla by surprise, marched unopposed to the palace of the king.
The Legendary Empress Jingū. Kōsai Hokushin 蛟斎北岑 Japanese. mid-19th century. Not on view. Jingū, a legendary empress of Japan, was a warrior-ruler, said to have been active in the third century. A wet nurse cradles her son, the future emperor Ōjin.
The Legendary Empress Jingū. Studio of Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese. dated 1847. Not on view. Jingū is said to have been a third-century ruler of Japan. Following the death of her husband, she donned armor and, according to legend, led a military campaign into the Korean peninsula.
Elena Lepekhova. The main issue of this paper is the role of two empresses: Chinese Wu Zhao (624-705) and Japanese Koken (Shotoku, 718-770) in the history and religion in China and Japan. Both female rulers took Buddhist percepts and patronized the Buddhist Sangha in order to legitimate their power.
