Kōmyō

consort empress of Japan
Person human Q837932
Kōmyō
Shimomura Kanzan (C.E.1873-1930) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Kōmyō

Summary

Kōmyō is a human[1]. She was born on +0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. She died on +0760-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a calligrapher[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kōmyō was born on +0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Kōmyō died on +0760-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burial took place at Mount Saho[6].
  • Kōmyō's father was Fujiwara no Fuhito[7].
  • Kōmyō's mother was Agata Inukai no Michiyo[8].
  • Kōmyō was married to Shōmu[9].
  • A child of Kōmyō was Kōken[10].
  • A child of Kōmyō was Motoi-ō[11].
  • Kōmyō held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Kōmyō's professions included calligrapher[4].
  • Kōmyō held the position of Empress of Japan[13].
  • Kōmyō's religion is recorded as Buddhism[14].
  • Kōmyō's image is recorded as Empress Kōmyō by simomura kanzan.jpg[15].
  • Kōmyō is recorded as female[16].
  • Kōmyō's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Kōmyō's family is recorded as Fujiwara clan[18].
  • Kōmyō's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123404436[19].
  • Kōmyō's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173190366[20].
  • Kōmyō's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012116936[21].
  • Kōmyō's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500320698[22].
  • Kōmyō's IdRef ID is recorded as 192700855[23].
  • Kōmyō's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05499014[24].
  • Kōmyō's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00270554[25].
  • Kōmyō's Commons category is recorded as Empress Kōmyō[26].
  • Kōmyō's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027bt_h[27].

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Origins and Family

Kōmyō was born on +0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Her father was Fujiwara no Fuhito[7]. Her mother was Agata Inukai no Michiyo[8].

Career and Affiliations

Kōmyō worked as a calligrapher[4]. She held the position of Empress of Japan[13].

Personal Life

Among Kōmyō's spouses was Shōmu[9]. Children include Kōken[10], an emperor[28], 0718–0770[29], of Japan[30] and Motoi-ō[11], 0727–0728[31]. Her religion is recorded as Buddhism[14].

Death and Burial

Kōmyō died on +0760-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. She is buried at Mount Saho[6].

Why It Matters

Kōmyō ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Who were Kōmyō's parents?

Kōmyō's father was Fujiwara no Fuhito[7]. Kōmyō's mother was Agata Inukai no Michiyo[8].

Who was Kōmyō married to?

Kōmyō's spouses include Shōmu[9].

What did Kōmyō do for work?

Kōmyō worked as calligrapher[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [2] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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