Who was Empress Jingū?
Q: Who was Empress Jingū?
A: Empress Jingū (also known as Empress-consort Jingū) was a legendary empress of Japan.
Q: Is there any historical evidence for her life and reign?
A: Historians consider details about the life of Empress Jingū to be mythical, and no certain dates can be assigned to her life or reign.
Q: When were the conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors confirmed?
A: The conventionally accepted names and sequence of the early emperors were not confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kammu, who was the 50th monarch of the Yamato dynasty.
Q: What is Empress Jingū's posthumous name?
A: Her posthumous name is Jingū-tennō.
Q: How is she considered today?
A: She is now considered a regent.
Q: Was she part of traditional succession at one point?
A: Yes, her name was once included in the traditional order of succession.
