Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇) was the 35th imperial ruler of Japan. She reascended the throne as Empress Saimei. Lived: 594-661 Ruled: 642-645 Preceded by: Jomei Emperor of Japan Succeeded by: Kotoku \n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.