   was the 36th emperor of japan,imperial household agency (kunaichÅ): å­å¾³å¤©ç (33) according to the traditional order of succession.ponsonby-fane, richard. (1959). the imperial house of japan, p. 50. the years of his reign lasted from 645 through 654.brown, delmer et al. (1979). gukanshÅ, pp. 266â267; varley, h. paul. jinnÅ shÅtÅki. p. 132-133; titsinh, isaac. (1834).  ==traditional narrative== before kÅtoku ascension to the chrysanthemum throne, his personal name (imina)brown, pp. 264; prior to emperor jomei, the personal names of the emperors (their imina) were very long and people did not generally use them; however, the number of characters in each name diminished after jomei's reign. was  or .ponsonby-fane, p. 8. he enacted the taika reform edicts. he was a descendant of emperor bidatsu. he was a son of chinu no Åkimi (prince chinu, èæ¸ç) by kibitsuhime no Åkimi (princess kibitsuhime, ååå§«ç). empress kÅgyoku was his elder sister from the same parents. chinu was a son of prince oshisaka hikohito no Åe, whose father was the emperor bidatsu. he had at least three consorts including his empress, hashihito no himemiko (princess hashihito), the daughter of emperor jomei and his sister empress kÅgyoku. he ruled from july 12, 645july 12 645 corresponds to the fourteenth day of the sixth month of 645 (isshi). until his death in 654. in 645 he ascended to the throne two days after prince naka no Åe (emperor tenji) assassinated soga no iruka in the court of kÅgyoku. kÅgyoku abdicated in favor of her son and crown prince, naka no Åe, but naka no Åe insisted kÅtoku should ascend to the throne instead. * 645: in the 3rd year of kÅgyoku-tennÅ 's reign (çæ¥µå¤©ç3å¹´), the empress abdicated; and the succession (senso) was received by her younger brother. shortly thereafter, emperor kÅtoku is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).titsingh, pp. 47â48; brown, p. 266; varley, p. 44; a distinct act of senso is unrecognized prior to [[emperor ten
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