Fujiwara no Teishi

Fujiwara no Teishi
藤原定子
Empress consort of Japan
TenureOctober 26, 990 – January 13, 1001
Born977
DiedJanuary 13, 1001(1001-01-13) (aged 23–24)
Spouse
(m. 990)
Issue
HouseFujiwara clan (by birth)
Imperial House of Japan (by marriage)
FatherFujiwara no Michitaka
MotherTakashina no Kishi

Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 定子, 977 – January 13, 1001), also known as Sadako,[1] was an empress consort of the Japanese Emperor Ichijō. She appears in the literary classic The Pillow Book written by her court lady Sei Shōnagon.

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