<page_title> Saimei period </page_title> <section_title> Non-nengō period </section_title> <table> <cell> Saimei's reign <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Concurrent Chronologies </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Non-nengō periods </col_header> </cell> <cell> 655 <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Concurrent Chronologies </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> Western calendar dates </col_header> </cell> </table>
The reign of Empress Saimei began in 655.