Tachibana no Kachiko
Tachibana no Kachiko 橘嘉智子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | August 21, 815 – June 5, 823 |
Empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | April 23, 823 – March 2, 833 |
Grand empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | March 26, 833 – June 17, 850 |
Born | 786 |
Died | June 17, 850(850-06-17) (aged 63–64) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) |
Spouse | Emperor Saga |
Issue | Emperor Ninmyō Princess Seishi Princess Hideko Prince Hidera Princess Toshiko Princess Yoshiko Princess Shigeko |
House | Yamato (by marriage) Tachibana clan (by birth) |
Father | Tachibana no Kiyotomo |
Mother | Taguchi Michihime |
Tachibana no Kachiko (橘 嘉智子, 786 – June 17, 850), also known as Empress Danrin (檀林皇后, Danrin-kōgō), was a Japanese empress, the chief consort of Emperor Saga[1] and the daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo (橘 清友).[2] She was de facto ruler of the empire between 833 and 850.
The empress was a devout Buddhist. She founded the Buddhist Danrin-ji temple complex, and for this reason, she came to be called Danrin-kōgō.[2]
She died in the 4th day of the 5th month of 850.[3]
Genealogy
Lady Kachiko was born to Tachibana no Kiyotomo and his wife, Taguchi Michihime.
In June 809, Tachibana no Kachiko married the new emperor. The marriage produced seven children: two sons and five daughters. Her eldest son would succeed his father as Emperor of Japan and her eldest daughter married Prince Otomo, who later became Emperor Junna.
- Husband: Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇, Saga-tennō, October 3, 786 – August 24, 842)
- Son: Imperial Prince Masara (正良親王) later Emperor Ninmyō
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Seishi (正子内親王; 810–879), married to Emperor Junna
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Hideko (秀子内親王; d. 850)
- Son: Imperial Prince Hidera (秀良親王; 817–895)
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Toshiko (俊子内親王; d. 826)
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Yoshiko (芳子内親王; d. 836)
- Daughter: Imperial Princess Shigeko (繁子内親王; d. 865)
In popular culture
In the acclaimed 2013 movie Avalokitesvara, a loose adaptation of the Putuoshan genesis story, Ryoko Nakano starred as the Empress Dowager Tachibana Kachiko.
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References
- Adolphson, Mikael S., Edward Kamens and Stacie Matsumoto. (2006). Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824830137; OCLC 71542885
- Kōjien, 6th edition
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
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Preceded by Fujiwara no Ryoshi (granted title posthumously) | Empress dowager of Japan 823–833 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Takano no Niigasa (granted title posthumously) | Grand empress dowager of Japan 833–850 | Succeeded by |
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