Fujiwara no Ariko (藤原（三条）有子; 1207 – March 2, 1286) also known as Fujiwara no Yushi, Anka Monin (安喜門院) and Ankimon-in 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 Go-Horikawa
(March 22, 1212 – August 31, 1234) was the 86th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1221 CE through 1232 CE.
This 13th-century sovereign was named after the 10th-century Emperor ...
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She became a Buddhist nun in 1246.
The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura
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Fujiwara clan
Japanese empresses
1207 births
1286 deaths
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