Kujō-in

Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 呈子, also read Fujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 – October 23, 1176) was a Japanese noblewoman (nyoin) of the late Heian period. She was a consort to Emperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Her dharma name was Shōjōkan (清浄観) and her ingō was Kujō-in (九条院).

Fujiwara no Teishi
藤原呈子
Empress consort of Japan
TenureJuly 18, 1150 – March 5, 1158
Born1131
DiedOctober 23, 1176(1176-10-23) (aged 44–45)
SpouseEmperor Konoe
HouseYamato
FatherFujiwara no Koremichi
MotherFujiwara no Tatsuko

Biography

Fujiwara no Teishi was born in 1131[1] to Fujiwara no Koremichi[1] and a daughter of Fujiwara no Akitaka.[1] She became the adopted daughter of the kanpaku Fujiwara no Tadamichi.[1] Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain, and the readings Teishi[1] and Shimeko are speculative on and kun readings, respectively.

In Kyūan 6 (1150) she entered the service of Emperor Konoe,[1] initially as a nyōgo[1] and later become empress (chūgū).[1] This was against the backdrop of between Tadamichi and his brother Yorinaga regarding whose daughter would be the mother of the future emperor.[1] Unfortunately, she did not provide the emperor with an heir,[1] and in Kyūju 2 (1155) she entered religious orders due to illness,[1] taking the dharma name Shōjōkan.[1] In Hōgen 1 (1156) she became Kōgō-gūshiki[1] and in Hōgen 3 (1158) Kōtaigō-gūshiki.[1] In Nin'an 3 (1168) she became a nyoin,[1] with Kujō-in as her ingō.[1]

She died in 1176.[1]

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Citations

Works cited

  • Nomura, Ikuyo (2007). "Kujō-in". Nihon Rekishi Daijiten (in Japanese). Shogakukan.
Japanese royalty
Preceded by
Fujiwara no Tashi
Empress consort of Japan
1150–1158
Succeeded by
Fujiwara no Kinshi (Go-Shirakawa)
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