Saionji Neishi

Saionji (Fujiwara) Neishi / Yasuko (西園寺(藤原)寧子) later Kōgimon'in (広義門院; 1292–1357) was a Japanese Court lady. She was the only female Chitennokimi (jp:治天の君)

She was Saionji Sanekane's daughter, and the consort of Emperor Go-Fushimi.

She became the mother of several children with the emperor:

  • First daughter: Imperial Princess Junshi (珣子内親王)
  • Third son: Imperial Prince Kazuhito (量仁親王) later Emperor Kōgon[1]
  • Fifth son: Imperial Prince Kagehito (景仁親王; b. 1315)
  • Second daughter: Imperial Princess Kenshi / Kaneko (兼子内親王)
  • Ninth son: Imperial Prince Yutahito (豊仁親王) later Emperor Kōmyō
  1. ^ Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki: A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-04940-5; OCLC 5914584