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Fujiwara no Ryoshi (藤原 旅子, also read Fujiwara no Tabiko; 759–788) was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nara period. She was a consort to Emperor Kanmu and the mother of Emperor Junna.
Biography
Fujiwara no Ryoshi was born in 759 [1] to Fujiwara no Momokawa [1] and Fujiwara no Moroe (藤原諸姉), [1] a daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu. [1] Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain,[ citation needed] and the readings Ryoshi [1] and Tabiko [1] are speculative on and kun readings, respectively.[ citation needed]
In Enryaku 4 (785) she was given the Junior Third Rank. [1] In the first month of the following year, she bore Emperor Kanmu the prince, Prince Ōtomo (大伴親王 Ōtomo-shinnō, later to ascend to the throne as Emperor Junna) [1] and became Emperor Kanmu's consort (夫人 bunin). [1]
She died in 788, [1] at the age of 30 (by Japanese reckoning), [1] and was posthumously granted the Senior First Rank [1] and the title of empress (妃 kisaki). [1] Subsequently, in Kōnin 14 (823) with the accession of her son, she was granted the title of Grand Empress (皇太后 kōtaigō). [1]
References
Citations
Works cited
- Fukuhara, Eitarō (2007). "Fujiwara no Ryoshi". Nihon Rekishi Daijiten (in Japanese). Shogakukan.
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gou_Flag.svg) Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD 1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously 2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign | |||||||||
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verification. (January 2024) |
Fujiwara no Ryoshi (藤原 旅子, also read Fujiwara no Tabiko; 759–788) was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nara period. She was a consort to Emperor Kanmu and the mother of Emperor Junna.
Biography
Fujiwara no Ryoshi was born in 759 [1] to Fujiwara no Momokawa [1] and Fujiwara no Moroe (藤原諸姉), [1] a daughter of Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu. [1] Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain,[ citation needed] and the readings Ryoshi [1] and Tabiko [1] are speculative on and kun readings, respectively.[ citation needed]
In Enryaku 4 (785) she was given the Junior Third Rank. [1] In the first month of the following year, she bore Emperor Kanmu the prince, Prince Ōtomo (大伴親王 Ōtomo-shinnō, later to ascend to the throne as Emperor Junna) [1] and became Emperor Kanmu's consort (夫人 bunin). [1]
She died in 788, [1] at the age of 30 (by Japanese reckoning), [1] and was posthumously granted the Senior First Rank [1] and the title of empress (妃 kisaki). [1] Subsequently, in Kōnin 14 (823) with the accession of her son, she was granted the title of Grand Empress (皇太后 kōtaigō). [1]
References
Citations
Works cited
- Fukuhara, Eitarō (2007). "Fujiwara no Ryoshi". Nihon Rekishi Daijiten (in Japanese). Shogakukan.
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Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD 1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously 2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign | |||||||||