father predecessor successor succession mother death_date death_place styles spouse issue birth_date image article_title name reign
tenji monmu genshō empress of japan soga no mei-no-iratsume 721 12 29 660 2 4 nara , japan empress of japan -lrb- 707 -- 715 -rrb- princess abe dowager genmei -lrb- 715 -- 721 -rrb- empress prince kusakabe prince -rrb- princess kibi -- > karu -lrb- mommu -rrb- princess hidaka -lrb- genshō 660 empress gemmei.jpg empress genmei
 genmei 707 -- 715
empress genmei

, also known as empress genmyō , was the 43rd monarch of japan , according to the traditional order of succession .
genmei 's reign spanned the years 707 through 715 .
in the history of japan , genmei was the fourth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant .
the three female monarchs before genmei were suiko , kōgyoku / saimei , and jitō .
the four women sovereigns reigning after genmei were genshō , kōken / shōtoku , meishō , and go-sakuramachi .
