Fujiwara no Tamako

Fujiwara no Tamako
藤原璋子
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Empress consort of Japan
TenureFebruary 18, 1118 – December 31, 1124
Born1101
DiedSeptember 10, 1145(1145-09-10) (aged 43–44)
SpouseEmperor Toba
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherFujiwara no Kinzane (藤原公実)
MotherFujiwara no Mitsuko (藤原光子)

Fujiwara no Tamako or Fujiwara no Shōko (藤原 璋子, 1101 – September 10, 1145), also known as Taikenmon'in (待賢門院), was an empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan, and mother of Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Go-Shirakawa.[1] She was the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Kinzane (藤原公実).

  1. ^ Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 208–209. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.