Princess Sukeko (亮子内親王; 1147 – 27 April 1216), later Inpumon'in (殷富門院), was a princess and an

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 ...

. Sukeko was empress as the Honorary Mother (准母) of her nephews

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and

Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198. This 12th-century sovereign was named after Emperor Toba, and ''go-'' (後), translates literally as "later"; an ...

Life

She was the daughter of

Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the 77th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His de jure reign spanned the years from 1155 through 1158, though arguably he effectively maintained imperial power for almost thirty-seven years through the ''ins ...

and Lady-in-Waiting Fujiwara Shigeko, and the sister of

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. She was appointed Honorary Mother to her nephews, who reigned in succession as

and

. As their Honorary Mother, she was Honorary Empress and performed the court functions of the position of Empress during their reign.

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Japanese princesses Japanese empresses 1147 births 1216 deaths Saigū Daughters of emperors {{Japan-royal-stub