Eifuku Mon'in
Eifuku Mon'in (永福門院) (also written Eifuku-mon In) or Saionji Shōshi (西園寺しょう子, 西園寺鏱子, 1271 – 10 June 1342) was a celebrated Japanese poet of the Kamakura period, and a consort of the 92nd emperor, Fushimi. She was a member of the Kyōgoku school of verse (京極派, Kyōgoku-ha), and her work appears in the Gyokuyōshū.[1]
Saionji Shōshi 西園寺鏱子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 27 November 1288 – 27 September 1298 |
Predecessor | Princess Reishi |
Successor | Fujiwara no Kinshi |
Born | 1271 |
Died | 10 June 1342 70–71) Heian-kyō (Kyōto) | (aged
Spouse | Emperor Fushimi |
Issue | Emperor Go-Fushimi (adopted) |
House | Yamato |
Father | Saionji Sanekane |
Mother | Nakanoin Akiko |
On 23 June 1316 (5th year of Shōwa), she took tonsure as a Buddhist nun and given the Dharma name Shin'nyo Gen (真如源).[2]
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Japanese royalty | ||
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Preceded by Princess Reishi |
Empress consort of Japan 1288–1298 |
Succeeded by Fujiwara no Kinshi |
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