Kōken

Summary

Kōken is a human^[1]. She was born on 718^[2]. She died on January 1, 770^[3]. She worked as an emperor^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #7,058 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Kōken was born on 718^[2].
• Kōken died on January 1, 770^[3].
• Kōken died on August 28, 770^[6].
• Burial took place at Saki Takatsuka Kofun^[7].
• Kōken's father was Shōmu^[8].
• Kōken's mother was Kōmyō^[9].
• Kōken held citizenship in Japan^[10].
• Kōken worked as an emperor^[4].
• Kōken held the position of Josei Tenno^[11].
• Kōken held the position of Josei Tenno^[12].
• Kōken is recorded as female^[13].
• Kōken's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Kōken's family is recorded as Imperial House of Japan^[15].
• Kōken's Commons category is recorded as Empress Kōken^[16].
• Kōken's said to be the same as is recorded as Empress Kōken^[17].
• The cause of death was smallpox^[18].
• Kōken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Empress Kōken^[19].
• Kōken's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[20].
• Kōken's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[21].
• Kōken's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '孝謙天皇'}^[22].
• Kōken's name in kana is recorded as こうけん てんのう^[23].
• Kōken's different from is recorded as Shōtoku^[24].
• Kōken's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[25].
• Kōken's sibling is recorded as Fuwa-naishinnō^[26].
• Kōken's sibling is recorded as Inoe-naishinnō^[27].

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Origins and Family

Kōken was born on 718^[2]. Her father was Shōmu^[8]. Her mother was Kōmyō^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Kōken's professions included emperor^[4]. Positions held include Josei Tenno^[11], a noble title^[28], in Japan^[29].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 770^[3] and August 28, 770^[6]. The cause of death was smallpox^[18]. Burial took place at Saki Takatsuka Kofun^[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kōken include Shotokuvirae^[30], a taxon^[31].

Why It Matters

Kōken ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (628 views/month, #7,058 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] She is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for her include Shotokuvirae^[30], a taxon^[31].

FAQs

Who were Kōken's parents?

Kōken's father was Shōmu^[8]. Kōken's mother was Kōmyō^[9].

What did Kōken do for work?

Kōken worked as emperor^[4].