Fujiwara no Koshi

Fujiwara no Koshi
藤原媓子
Fujiwara no Koshi; 藤原媓子
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	August 1, 973 – June 29, 979
Born	947
Died	June 29, 979 (aged 31–32)
Spouse	Emperor En'yū
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Fujiwara no Kanemichi

Fujiwara no Koshi (藤原媓子, 947 – June 29, 979) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor En'yū of Japan.

Biography

She was the daughter of regent Fujiwara no Kanemichi. She was placed in the Imperial harem to benefit her father in his rivalry with his brother Fujiwara no Kaneie by giving birth to an heir.^[1] She did not give birth to a Crown Prince and was replaced as an Empress by the daughter of her father's cousin and designated successor as regent, Fujiwara no Yoritada.^[2]

Notes

^ Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century
^ Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Princess Masako	Empress consort of Japan 973–979	Succeeded by Fujiwara no Junshi

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[1] Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century

[2] Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century

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