Fujiwara no Kimiko

Saionji Kimiko
西園寺公子
Saionji Kimiko; 西園寺公子
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	14 February 1257 – 6 January 1260
Born	1232
Died	6 March 1304 (aged 71–72); Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Spouse	Emperor Go-Fukakusa
Issue	Princess Takako; Princess Reishi
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Saionji Saneuji
Mother	Shijō Sadako

Fujiwara no Kimiko (藤原（西園寺）公子; 1232 – 6 March 1304) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Fukakusa, her nephew.^[1] She was also known as Higashinijō‘in (東二条院).^[2]

In 1293 (first year of the Einin era) she ordained as a Buddhist nun.^{[citation needed]}

Issue

Second daughter: Imperial Princess Takako (貴子内親王)
Third daughter: Imperial Princess Reishi (姈子内親王), wife of Emperor Go-Uda

Notes

^ Japanese Biographical Index
^ Tonomura, Hitomi (2006). "Coercive Sex in the Medieval Japanese Court: Lady Nijō's Memoir". Monumenta Nipponica. 61 (3): 283–338. doi:10.1353/mni.2006.0036. ISSN 1880-1390.

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Princess Teruko	Empress consort of Japan 1257–1260	Succeeded by Fujiwara no Saneko

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[1] Japanese Biographical Index

[2] Tonomura, Hitomi (2006). "Coercive Sex in the Medieval Japanese Court: Lady Nijō's Memoir". Monumenta Nipponica. 61 (3): 283–338. doi:10.1353/mni.2006.0036. ISSN 1880-1390.

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