Saionji Kisshi

Saionji Kisshi
西園寺姞子
Saionji Kisshi; 西園寺姞子
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	5 September 1242 – 10 July 1248
Born	1225
Died	20 October 1292 (aged 66–67); Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Spouse	Emperor Go-Saga (m. 1242; died 1272)
Issue	Emperor Go-Fukakusa; Princess Osako; Emperor Kameyama; Prince Masataka; Prince Sadayoshi;
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Saionji Saneuji
Mother	Shijō Sadako

Saionji Kisshi (西園寺姞子; 1225 – 20 October 1292) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Saga. She was also known as Ōmiya-in (大宮院), her imperial title (ingō), and as Fujiwara no Kisshi (藤原姞子), by her original clan name (honsei).^[1]

Biography

She was the first daughter of Saionji Saneuji and Shijō Sadako.^[1]

Upon Emperor Go-Saga's passing, she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and received the Dharma name Henchikaku (遍智覚).^[1]

Family

Issue:

- Fourth son: Imperial Prince Hisahito (久仁親王) (Emperor Go-Fukakusa)
- First daughter: Imperial Princess Osako (綜子内親王)^[2]
- Seventh son: Imperial Prince Tsunehito (恒仁親王) (Emperor Kameyama)
- Eleventh son: Imperial Prince Masataka (雅尊親王)^[2]
- Thirteenth son: Imperial Prince Sadayoshi (貞良親王)^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "大宮院". コトバンク (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Emergence of Japanese Kingship, p5

[:0-1] "大宮院". コトバンク (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[Emergence_of_Japanese_Kingship,_p5-2] Emergence of Japanese Kingship, p5

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