Empress Jitō
| Empress Jitō 持統天皇 | |||||
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Portrait of Empress Jitō by Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century | |||||
| Empress of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 686–697 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tenmu | ||||
| Successor | Monmu | ||||
| Empress consort of Japan | |||||
| Tenure | 673–686 | ||||
| Born | Uno-no-sarara (鸕野讚良) 645 Japan | ||||
| Died | 13 January 703 (aged 57–58) Fujiwara-kyō, Japan | ||||
| Burial | Hinokuma-no-Ōuchi no misasagi (檜隈大内陵) (Nara) | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Tenmu | ||||
| Issue | Prince Kusakabe | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Emperor Tenji | ||||
| Mother | Soga no Ochi-no-iratsume | ||||
Empress Jitō (持統天皇, Jitō-tennō; 645 – 13 January 703) was the 41st monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Jitō's reign spanned the years from 686 through 697.
In the history of Japan, Jitō was the third of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The two female monarchs before Jitō were Suiko and Kōgyoku/Saimei. The five women sovereigns reigning after Jitō were Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.