Fujiwara no Kishi (藤原（西園寺）嬉子) later Imadegawa-in (今出川院), (1252 – 26 May 1318), was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of
Emperor Kameyama
was the 90th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1260 through 1274.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was .
He was t ...
of Japan. She was
Saionji Kinsuke Saionji (西園寺) is a Japanese family name of former kuge descent. People with the name include:
*The Saionji family, '' kuge'' family.
*Prince Saionji Kinmochi, 12th and 14th Prime Minister of Japan
*Empress Saionji, wife of Emperor Go-Fukakus ...
's daughter.
In 1283 she ordained as a Buddhist nun and was given the
Dharma name
A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The nam ...
Busshōkaku (仏性覚).
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Fujiwara clan
Japanese empresses
Japanese Buddhist nuns
13th-century Buddhist nuns
14th-century Buddhist nuns
1252 births
1318 deaths
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