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Kujō Ninshi

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Kujō Ninshi
九条任子
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure31 May 1190 – 9 August 1200
Born31 October 1173
Died3 February 1239(1239-02-03) (aged 65)
Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Spouse
(m. 1190)
IssuePrincess Shōshi
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherKujō Kanezane
MotherFujiwara no Tomoko

Kujō Ninshi (九条 任子, 31 October 1173 – 3 February 1239), also known as Fujiwara no Ninshi (藤原 任子) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Toba.

She was the daughter of regent Kujō Kanezane.

Upon the death of her mother in 1201, she undertook the Buddhist precepts under the monk Hōnen.

Issue
  • Imperial Princess Shōshi (昇子内親王) (1195–1211) - unmarried Empress as adopted mother of Emperor Juntoku (Shunkamon-in, 春華門院)

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Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
1190–1200
Succeeded by