Fujiwara no Enshi

- Period: Heian Period
- Occupation:
- Family: Fujiwara no Akimitsu (father)
- Birth: 944AD
- Death: 1021AD
Fujiwara no Enshi
Fujiwara no Enshi was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan.. She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Akimitsu and married the Prince Atsuakira.
It is said that after the Prince re-married she returned back to her family and later died of heartbreak.1
Footnotes
1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
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