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
Tenure	July 18, 1150 – March 5, 1158
Born	1131
Died	October 23, 1176 (aged 44–45)
Spouse	Emperor Konoe
House	Yamato
Father	Fujiwara no Koremichi
Mother	Fujiwara 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]

References

Citations

1. Nomura 2007.

Works cited

• Nomura, Ikuyo (2007). "Kujō-in". Nihon Rekishi Daijiten (in Japanese). Shogakukan.