Princess Noriko (範子内親王; 4 December 1177 – 13 May 1210) was an

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during the early

Kamakura period The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...

. She was appointed honorary mother (''junbo'') of her nephew

Emperor Tsuchimikado was the 83rd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 土御門天皇 (83)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 86–87. Tsuchimikado's reig ...

and served as empress from 1198 through 1206 during the early part of his reign. She was the daughter of

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and Court Lady Kogō-no-Tsubone (小督局; b. 1157), Fujiwara no Shigenori's daughter. She was later known as Empress Dowager Bōmon-in (坊門院).

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Daughters of Japanese emperors Japanese empresses consort 1177 births 1210 deaths Saiin (priestess) {{Japan-royal-stub