Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 呈子, also read Fujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 – October 23, 1176) was a Japanese noblewoman ( nyoin) of the late Heian period. She was a consort to Emperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Her dharma name was Shōjōkan (清浄観) and her ingō was Kujō-in (九条院).

Biography

Fujiwara no Teishi was born in 1131 ^[1] to Fujiwara no Koremichi ^[1] and a daughter of Fujiwara no Akitaka. ^[1] She became the adopted daughter of the kanpaku Fujiwara no Tadamichi. ^[1] Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain,^{[ citation needed]} and the readings Teishi ^[1] and Shimeko^{[ citation needed]} are speculative on and kun readings, respectively.^{[ citation needed]}

In Kyūan 6 (1150) she entered the service of Emperor Konoe, ^[1] initially as a nyōgo ^[1] and later become empress (chūgū). ^[1] This was against the backdrop of between Tadamichi and his brother Yorinaga regarding whose daughter would be the mother of the future emperor. ^[1] Unfortunately, she did not provide the emperor with an heir, ^[1] and in Kyūju 2 (1155) she entered religious orders due to illness, ^[1] taking the dharma name Shōjōkan. ^[1] In Hōgen 1 (1156) she became Kōgō-gūshiki [ ja] ^[1] and in Hōgen 3 (1158) Kōtaigō-gūshiki [ ja]. ^[1] In Nin'an 3 (1168) she became a nyoin, ^[1] with Kujō-in as her ingō. ^[1]

She died in 1176. ^[1]

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