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* ''Dates: c. 169-269''
* ''Japanese'': 神功皇后 ''(Jinguu kougou)''
Empress Jingû was traditionally considered the 15th ruler of Japan. Today, she is officially designated a legendary figure, and removed from the list of historical emperors.
According to her legend, after the death of her husband, [[Emperor Chuai|Emperor Chûai]], Jingû took the throne for herself in [[201]], and embarked on a mission to attack the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]]. According to Japanese natonalistic mythology, Japan is supposed to have thereafter been ruler over the three Korean kingdoms of [[Paekche]], [[Koguryo]], and Silla.
Arriving back in Japan from her conquest of Korea, she gave birth to [[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]], who is closely associated with the war ''[[kami]]'' [[Hachiman]], and who succeeded her in [[269]].
Her legend was revived in the [[Meiji period]] and early 20th century, in support of the ultra-nationalism of the time, and especially in conjunction with [[Colonial Korea|the colonization of Korea]].
[[Image:EmpressJinguInKorea.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Empress Jingu invading Korea.]]
[[Image:EmpressJinguInKorea.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Empress Jingu invading Korea.]]
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==Sources==
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*[[Iwao Seiichi]], ''[[Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History]]''.
*"[http://shunga.honolulumuseum.org/2013/index.php?page=44&language=&maxImageHeight=470&headerTop=0&headerHeight=109&footerTop=579&bw=1366&sh=0&refreshed=refreshed#.VHwGYcmTLqM Tongue in Cheek: Erotic Art in 19th-Century Japan]," Honolulu Museum of Art, exhibition website, accessed 30 November 2014.
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