In this Japanese name, the surname is Saionji. Empress consort of Japan
Saionji Kishi 西園寺嬉子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 16 September 1261 – 9 January 1269 |
Born | 1252 |
Died | 26 May 1318(1318-05-26) (aged 65–66) Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Spouse | Emperor Kameyama |
House | Fujiwara clan (by birth) Imperial House of Japan (by marriage) |
Father | Saionji Kinsuke |
Fujiwara no Kishi (藤原(西園寺)嬉子; 1252 – 26 May 1318), (also called Senshi) later Imadegawa-in (今出川院), was an empress consort of Japan. She was one of the consorts of Emperor Kameyama. She was Saionji Kinsuke's daughter. The emperor did not show her high favour.
In 1283 she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and was given the Dharma name Busshōkaku (仏性覚).
Notes
- ^ Marra, Michele; Marra, Michael F. (1 January 1991). The Aesthetics of Discontent: Politics and Reclusion in Medieval Japanese Literature. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-1364-2.
- Wispelwey, Berend (2013). Japanese Biographical Index. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110947984.
Japanese royalty | ||
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Preceded byFujiwara no Saneko | Empress consort of Japan 1261–1269 |
Succeeded byPrincess Reishi |
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