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Saionji Kishi

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Empress consort of Japan

JapanLived 1295 to 1333 · aged 38
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Saionji Kishi , or more formally Fujiwara no Kishi , was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan. She was given the regnal name Reiseimon-in (礼成門院) in 1332 when her husband was banished, but it was abolished when he returned to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1333.

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Kishi lamented that her husband was sentenced to exile. She then rushed to his prison by ox-carriage under the cover of night and stayed with him until morning. From Taiheiki Emaki (c. 17th century), vol. 2, On the Lamentation of the Empress. Owned by Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.Kishi lamented that her husband was sentenced to exile. She then rushed to his prison by ox-carriage under the cover of night and stayed with him until morning. From Taiheiki Emaki (c. 17th century), vol. 2, On the Lamentation of the Empress. Owned by Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.

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Saionji Kishi , or more formally Fujiwara no Kishi , was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan. She was given the regnal name Reiseimon-in (礼成門院) in 1332 when her husband was banished, but it was abolished when he returned to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1333. Later she was given the second regnal name Go-Kyōgoku-in (後京極院) upon her death. She was also an excellent poet, 14 of whose waka poetry are included in chokusen wakashū.

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Japan
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Lived 1295 to 1333 · aged 38
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