, also known as and Gishūmon-in (宜秋門院), 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 Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198. This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; ...

. She was the daughter of

regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

Kujō Kanezane , also known as , is the founder of the Kujō family (at the encouragement of Minamoto no Yoritomo), although some sources cite Fujiwara no Morosuke (908–960) as its founder. Kanezane organised the compilation of the Kitano Tenjin Engi, the hi ...

. Upon the death of her mother in 1201, she undertook the Buddhist precepts under the monk

Hōnen , also known as Genkū, was the founding figure of the , the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism. Hōnen became a Tendai initiate at an early age, but grew disaffected and sought an approach to Buddhism that all people of all ...

. ;Issue: * Imperial Princess '' Shōshi'' (昇子内親王) (1195–1211) - unmarried Empress as adopted mother of Emperor Juntoku (Shunkamon-in, 春華門院)

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1173 births 1239 deaths 13th-century Buddhists Buddhism and women Emperor Go-Toba Fujiwara clan Japanese Buddhists Japanese empresses consort Pure Land Buddhists {{Japan-royal-stub