Princess Rishi (利子内親王; 1197 – 25 January 1251) was an Empress of Japan. She was Empress as the Honorary Mother (准母) of her nephew

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Life

She was the daughter of Imperial Prince Morisada (守貞親王; 1179-1223) and thus granddaughter of

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. She was the sister of

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and

Princess Kuniko Princess Kuniko (邦子内親王; 1209 – 26, September 1283), also known as Princess Hoshi and ''Ankamon-in'', was an Empress as the Honorary Mother (准母) of her brother Emperor Go-Horikawa. Life She was the daughter of Imperial Prince Mor ...

. In 1221, her brother became Emperor, and their sister Kuniko ceremoniously functioned as his Empress. In 1232, her nephew

became Emperor, and Princess Rishi was appointed to be his Honorary Mother and elevated to the position of Empress, a ceremonious title which made it possible for the court to have an Empress maintaining the role and position of in court rituals until the Emperor married. In 1239, she ordained as a Buddhist nun and given the

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Shinseichi (真性智). On the same day she was bestowed the honorary title Shikiken Mon'in (式乾門院).

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Japanese princesses Japanese empresses 1197 births 1251 deaths Saigū Japanese Buddhist nuns 13th-century Buddhist nuns {{Japan-royal-stub