Empress Go-Sakuramachi (後桜町天皇, Go-Sakuramachi-tennō?, 23 September 1740 – 24 December 1813) was the 117th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Go-Sakuramachi's reign spanned the years from 1762 through 1771.
This 18th-century sovereign was named after her father Emperor Sakuramachi and go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, she could be called the "Later Sakuramachi". The Japanese word "go" has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this empress might be identified as "Sakuramachi, the second" or as "Sakuramachi II".
In the history of Japan, Go-Sakuramachi was the last of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The seven female monarchs who reigned before Go-Sakuramachi were (a) Suiko, (b) Kōgyoku/Saimei, (c) Jitō, (d)Gemmei, (e) Genshō, (f) Kōken/Shōtoku, and (g) Meishō.
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