Kujō Ninshi
| Kujō Ninshi 九条任子 | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| Tenure | 31 May 1190 – 9 August 1200 |
| Born | 31 October 1173 |
| Died | 3 February 1239 (aged 65) Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Princess Shōshi |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Kujō Kanezane |
| Mother | Fujiwara no Tomoko |
Kujō Ninshi (九条 任子; 31 October 1173 – 3 February 1239), also known as Fujiwara no Ninshi (藤原 任子) and Gishūmon-in (宜秋門院), was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Toba.[1]
In 1190, she was appointed as Go-Tobavs empress. This was likely part of political manoeuvring by her father, Kujō Kanezane, who was appointed regent the next year.[2]
In 1195, Ninshi gave birth to a daughter. Unusually and suddenly, a year later Ninshi left the palace. There has been speculation as to the reason behind this departure: a leading theory suggests that it was arranged by rival families as part of an attempt to overthrow her father, Kanezane.[2]
Upon the death of her mother in 1201, she undertook the Buddhist precepts under the monk Hōnen.
- Issue
- Imperial Princess Shōshi (昇子内親王) (1195–1211) - unmarried Empress as adopted mother of Emperor Juntoku (Shunkamon-in, 春華門院)
Notes
- ↑ Brower, Robert H. (1976). "Fujiwara Teika's Hundred-Poem Sequence of the Shōji Era". Monumenta Nipponica. 31 (3): 223–249. doi:10.2307/2384210. ISSN 0027-0741.
- 1 2 Huey, Robert N. (2020-03-23). The Making of Shinkokinshū. BRILL. pp. 25–38. ISBN 978-1-68417-365-5.
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