Fujiwara no Kishi explained

Saionji Kishi
Japanese: 西園寺嬉子
Succession:Empress consort of Japan
Reign:16 September 1261 – 9 January 1269
Consort:yes
Spouse:Emperor Kameyama
Royal House:Fujiwara clan (by birth)
Imperial House of Japan (by marriage)
Father:Saionji Kinsuke
Birth Date:1252
Death Place:Heian-kyō (Kyōto)

Fujiwara no Kishi (藤原(西園寺)嬉子; 1252 – 26 May 1318), (also called Senshi) later Imadegawa-in (今出川院), was an empress consort of Japan.[1] She was one of the consorts of Emperor Kameyama. She was Saionji Kinsuke's daughter. The emperor did not show her high favour.

In 1283 she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and was given the Dharma name Busshōkaku (仏性覚).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marra . Michele . The Aesthetics of Discontent: Politics and Reclusion in Medieval Japanese Literature . Marra . Michael F. . 1991-01-01 . University of Hawaii Press . 978-0-8248-1364-2 . en.
  2. Book: Wispelwey . Berend . Japanese Biographical Index . 2013 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3110947984.