Fujiwara no Senshi

• • Period: Heian Period
  • Occupation: –
  • Family: Fujiwara no Kaneie (father) Emperor En’yu (husband) Emperor Ichijo (son) Fujiwara no Michitaka (brother) Fujiwara no Michikane (brother) Fujiwara no Michinaga (brother) Fujiwara no Michitsuna (brother) Fujiwara no Suishi (sister) Fujiwara no Chōshi (sister)
  • Birth: 967AD
  • Death: 1006AD

Fujiwara no Senshi

Fujiwara no Senshi (藤原 詮子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan. She lived from (961²) 967-1006AD and was the daughrer of Fujiwara no Kaneie.

In her lifetime she would go on to marry the Emperor En’yu and together they would have Emperor Ichijo.

In 991AD she became a nun under the name of Higashi Sanjō-in.¹

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
2. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.

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