Kōken

Summary

Kōken is a human^[1]. She was born on +0718-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. She died on +0770-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as an emperor^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #7,058 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Kōken was born on +0718-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Kōken died on +0770-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kōken died on +0770-08-28T00:00:00Z^[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's image is recorded as Empress Koken.jpg^[13].
• Kōken's image is recorded as Empress Shōtoku.jpg^[14].
• Kōken is recorded as female^[15].
• Kōken's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Kōken's family is recorded as Imperial House of Japan^[17].
• Kōken's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028075259^[18].
• Kōken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8823596^[19].
• Kōken's GND ID is recorded as 1231940298^[20].
• Kōken's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85165353^[21].
• Kōken's IdRef ID is recorded as 185413021^[22].
• Kōken's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00708292^[23].
• Kōken's Commons category is recorded as Empress Kōken^[24].
• Kōken's said to be the same as is recorded as Empress Kōken^[25].
• The cause of death was smallpox^[26].
• Kōken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ttk^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kōken was born on +0718-00-00T00:00:00Z^[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 +0770-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +0770-08-28T00:00:00Z^[6]. The cause of death was smallpox^[26]. 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 (262 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 48 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].