Fujiwara no Taishi (藤原 泰子, also read Fujiwara no Yasuko; 1095–1156) was an
Empress consort of Japan
The empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019.
Empress regnant
Titles
* ...
. She was the consort of
Emperor Toba
was the 74th Emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 鳥羽天皇 (74)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Ch ...
of Japan. Her birth name was Fujiwara no Kunshi (藤原 勲子), her ''
ingō'' was Kaya-no-in (高陽院) and her
dharma name
A Dharma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism and Pabbajjā, monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The name is ...
upon
entering religious orders in 1141 was Shōjōri (清浄理).
Notes
External links
* http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/japan_heads.htm
Fujiwara clan
Japanese empresses consort
Japanese Buddhist nuns
12th-century Buddhist nuns
1095 births
1156 deaths
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