 The sole female monarch before Kōgyoku/Saimei was Suiko"-tennō".The six women sovereigns reigning after Kōgyoku/Saimei were Jitō, Genmei, Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name ("imina") was .