Fujiwara no Ritsushi (九条立子; 1192 – 18 January 1248) was

Empress of Japan The Empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. In Japanese, the empress consort is called . The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband o ...

as the consort of

Emperor Juntoku (October 22, 1197 – October 7, 1242) was the 84th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1210 through 1221. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal ...

. In 1226, she ordained as a Buddhist nun and received 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 ...

Seijōkan (清浄観). Children: *Second daughter: Imperial Princess Taiko (?) (諦子内親王) *Fourth son: Imperial Prince Kanenari (懐成親王) (

Emperor Chūkyō (October 30, 1218 – June 18, 1234) was the 85th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned only months in 1221, and he was not officially listed amongst the emperors until 1870 because of doubts caused ...

)

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Fujiwara clan Japanese empresses Japanese Buddhist nuns 13th-century Buddhist nuns 1192 births 1248 deaths {{Japan-royal-stub