Fujiwara no Kinshi explained

Consort:yes
Tokudaiji Kinshi
Japanese: 徳大寺忻子
Succession:Empress consort of Japan
Reign:4 November 1303 – 10 September 1308
Royal House:Imperial House of Japan
Father:Tokudaiji Kintaka
Birth Date:1283
Birth Place:Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Death Place:Heian-kyō (Kyōto)

, also known as, was the empress consort of Emperor Go-Nijō.[1]

She was the eldest daughter of Daijō-daijin Tokudaiji Kintaka. Her mother was, the third daughter of Naidaijin Sanjō Kinchika.

In 1303, Kinshi became a court lady of Emperor Go-Nijō. She gained the position of chūgū later the same year. However, she did not bear the emperor any children. In 1308, Go-Nijō died, and Kinshi became a nun. In 1311, she was granted the name Chōrakumon-in.

She died in 1352, at the age of 70.

Notes and References

  1. The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura