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Japan: Empress Suiko (554–628), 33rd imperial ruler of Japan.

Japan: Empress Suiko (554–628), 33rd imperial ruler of Japan.

Empress Suiko (554–628), 33rd imperial rulerof Japan. In the history of Japan, Suiko was the first of only eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. She is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Osaka.

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