Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Empress JingÅ `` , also known as Empress-consort JingÅ `` was a legendary empress of Japan .
Simplified: Empress JingÅ `` , also known as Empress-consort JingÅ `` , ( c. AD 169 - 269 ) was a legendary Japanese empress .