Former Empress Koken reascends the Japanese throne …
Years: 765 - 765
Former Empress Koken reascends the Japanese throne in 765 as Empress Shōtoku, arrests Emperor Junnin, and banishes him to the distant island of Awaji.
Koken makes the priest Dokyo her prime minister, later bestowing on him the title “Ho-o” (roughly, “pope”).
