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	Empress '''Gemmei''' (or Gemmyo 元明天皇) (]–]) was the 43rd ] of ], according to the traditional order of succession, and the fourth woman to hold such a position. She was a daughter of ] and the wife of ] no miko, who was the son of ] and ]. Kusakabe was also Gemmei's first cousin and her nephew. After their son, ] died in ], she succeeded to the throne, in hopes of holding it until her grandson, ], reached maturity. However, in ], Gemmei abdicated in favor of Mommu's sister ]. Shomu later succeeded Genshō.

	In ] she moved the capital city of Japan from ] to Heijo-Kyo, west of the modern city of ], thus giving the ] of Japanese history its name.

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