Fujiwara no Senshi
| Fujiwara no Senshi 藤原詮子 | |||||
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| Empress dowager of Japan | |||||
| Tenure | 986–991 | ||||
| Born | 962 | ||||
| Died | 7 February 1002 | ||||
| Burial | Uji Mausoleum | ||||
| Issue | Emperor Ichijō | ||||
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| House | Fujiwara clan | ||||
| Father | Fujiwara no Kaneie | ||||
| Mother | Fujiwara no Tokihime | ||||
Fujiwara no Senshi (藤原詮子) was a Japanese noble woman and empress dowager of Japan.[1] She was a consort of Emperor En'yū and mother of Emperor Ichijō.[1]
Life
Fujiwara no Senshi was born in 962 to Fujiwara no Kaneie.[1] She became a consort of Emperor En'yū, and was favoured by him, giving him one child, Prince Yasuhito (later Emperor Ichijō).[2]
When En'yū's first wife, Fujiwara no Koshi died, Senshi was expected to take the position of empress consort.[2] Due to her father only being Minister of the Right at the time, this did not happen and En'yū married Fujiwara no Junshi.[2][3]
En'yū was succeeded by Emperor Kazan, who was in turn succeeded by Emperor Ichijō, and Senshi was appointed empress dowager.[4][5][6]
During that time, Fujiwara no Korechika and Fujiwara no Michinaga were at odds with eachother.[7] Senshi became very influential during this time and was able to use that influence to persuade Ichijō to side with Michinaga.[7]
She is recorded by Sei Shōnagon in The Pillow Book during her time as empress dowager.[6]
She was a powerful member of court and a land owner in her own right. Senshi owned Ichijō palace where her son, Emperor Ichijō, spent much of his reign and for where he gets his posthumous name of Ichijō.[7]
She was very influential in the appointment of ministers and matters of state.[8]
In 991, Senshi gave up her title as empress dowager to become a nun.[9] She would die in 1002.[6][9]
References
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- ^ 日本人名大辞典+Plus, デジタル版. "藤原遵子(ふじわらの じゅんし)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-29.
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- ^ 繁田信一 (2005). 殴り合う貴族たち: 平安朝裏源氏物語 (in Japanese). 柏書房. ISBN 978-4-7601-2789-4.
- ^ a b c Shōnagon, Sei. The Pillow Book. Translated by McKinney, Meredith. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-140-44806-1.
- ^ a b c Shikibu, Murasaki. "Introduction". The Diary of Lady Murasaki. Translated by Bowring, Richard. Penguin Books. pp. xiv, xxiv. ISBN 978-0-140-43576-4.
- ^ Adolphson, Mikael S.; Kamens, Edward; Matsumoto, Stacie (2007). Heian Japan: Centers and Peripheries. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824830137.
- ^ a b "歴史・伝承 | 真正極楽寺 真如堂". 真正極楽寺 真如堂 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-29.