Fujiwara no Kiyoko
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure1130–1141
Empress dowager of Japan
Tenure1142–1150
Born1122
Died1182
SpouseEmperor Sutoku
FatherFujiwara no Tadamichi

Fujiwara no Kiyoko (藤原 聖子; 1122–1182) later Kōkamon'in (皇嘉門院), was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Sutoku of Japan. She was the daughter of Fujiwara Tadamichi.

In 1156 she ordained as a Buddhist nun and received the Dharma name Seijōe (清浄恵). In 1164 she renewed her ordination and received the name Rengaku (蓮覚).[1]

Notes

  1. "皇嘉門院". コトバンク (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 2019-10-12.


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