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Fujiwara no Koshi

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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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Notes

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Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
973–979
Succeeded by
Legendary
Yamato
Nara
Heian
Kamakura
Northern Court
Muromachi
Azuchi-Momoyama
Edo
Empire of Japan
State of Japan

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously 2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor 3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo