Princess Reishi (1078–1144) was the Empress of her nephew

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of Japan. She was the daughter of

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and

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. Her father abdicated in favor of her brother in 1087. In 1107, her brother

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died and was succeeded by her four-year-old nephew,

. She was appointed to serve ceremoniously as the Empress of her nephew in 1108. In 1130, she ordained as a Buddhist nun.

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