Fujiwara no Kiyoko
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Empress consort of Japan | |
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Tenure | 1130-1141 |
Born | 1122 |
Died | 1182 |
Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原 聖子 ; 1122-1182) later Kōkamon'in (皇嘉門院), was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Sutoku of Japan. She was the daughter of Fujiwara Tadamichi.
In 1156 she ordained as a Buddhist nun and received the Dharma name Seijōe (清浄恵). In 1164 she renewed her ordination and received the name Rengaku (蓮覚).[1]
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- Fujiwara clan
- Japanese empresses
- 1122 births
- 1182 deaths
- Emperor Sutoku
- Japanese Buddhist nuns
- 12th-century Buddhist nuns
- Japanese royalty stubs