Born: 13 November, 1901, Japan
Died: 22 May, 0748
Country most active: Japan
Empress Genshō (元正天皇, Genshō-tennō, 683 – May 22, 748) was the monarch of Japan from 715 through 724. She was the only empress regnant in Japan’s history to have inherited her title from another empress regnant (Empress Genmei), rather than from a man. Genshō was the fifth of eight women to be Japan’s empress regnant (see: Suiko, Kōgyoku, Jitō, Genmei, Kōken, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi).