Fujiwara no Kishi
Appearance
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 Heian-kyō (Kyōto) | (aged 65–66)
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.[1] She was one of the consorts of Emperor Kameyama. She was Saionji Kinsuke's daughter.[1] The emperor did not show her high favour.[1]
In 1283 she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and was given the Dharma name Busshōkaku (仏性覚).[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.