Princess Sukeko
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| Princess Sukeko 亮子内親王 | |
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| File:Princess Sukeko.jpg | |
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| Tenure | 13 September 1182 – 4 August 1187 |
| Born | 1147 |
| Died | 27 April 1216 (aged 68–69) Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
| House | Imperial House of Japan |
| Father | Emperor Go-Shirakawa |
| Mother | Fujiwara Shigeko |
Princess Sukeko (亮子内親王; 1147 – 27 April 1216), later Inpumon'in (殷富門院), was an Empress of Japan during the late Heian period. Sukeko was empress as the honorary mother (准母; junbo) of her nephews Emperor Antoku and Emperor Go-Toba.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]She was the daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Lady-in-Waiting Fujiwara Shigeko, and the sister of Emperor Takakura. She was appointed Honorary Mother to her nephews, who reigned in succession as Emperor Antoku and Emperor Go-Toba. As their Honorary Mother, she was Honorary Empress and performed the court functions of the position of Empress during their reign.
Notes
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