Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Empress Saimei (斉明天皇) was the 37th imperial ruler of Japan and the second woman to hold the position. She had previously held the position as Empress Kogyoku. Lived: 594-661 Ruled: 655-661 Preceded by: Kotoku Emperor of Japan Succeeded by: Tenji This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.