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Empress consort of Japan
Fujiwara no Koshi
藤原媓子
Empress consort of Japan
TenureAugust 1, 973 – June 29, 979
Born947
DiedJune 29, 979(979-06-29) (aged 31–32)
SpouseEmperor En'yū
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherFujiwara no Kanemichi

Fujiwara no Koshi (藤原 媓子, 947 – June 29, 979) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor En'yū of Japan.

Biography

She was the daughter of regent Fujiwara no Kanemichi. She was placed in the Imperial harem to benefit her father in his rivalry with his brother Fujiwara no Kaneie by giving birth to an heir. She did not give birth to a Crown Prince and was replaced as an Empress by the daughter of her father's cousin and designated successor as regent, Fujiwara no Yoritada.

Notes

  1. Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century
  2. Paul Groner, Ryåogen and Mount Hiei[: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century
Japanese royalty
Preceded byPrincess Masako Empress consort of Japan
973–979 		Succeeded byFujiwara no Junshi
Japan Empresses consort of Japan
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660 BC–291 BC
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290 BC–269 AD
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1333–1573
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1573–1603
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1603–1868
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1868–1947
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1947–present

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo


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