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 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) | (aged 63–64)
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]
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.
In the acclaimed 2013 movie Avalokitesvara, a loose adaptation of the Putuoshan genesis story, Ryoko Nakano starred as the Empress Dowager Tachibana Kachiko.