Tachibana no Kachiko
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]
Tachibana no Kachiko 橘嘉智子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | August 21, 815 – June 5, 823 |
Born | 786 |
Died | June 17, 850 63–64) Heian Kyō (Kyōto) | (aged
Spouse | Emperor Saga |
Issue | Emperor Ninmyō Princess Seishi Princess Hideko Prince Hidera Princess Toshiko Princess Yoshiko Princess Shigeko |
House | Yamato |
Father | Tachibana no Kiyotomo |
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]
Movies
In the acclaimed 2013 movie Avalokitesvara, a loose adaptation of the Putuoshan genesis story, Ryoko Nakano starred as the Empress Dowager Tachibana Kachiko.
Notes
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 318-319.
- Ponsonby-Fane, p. 319.
- Adolphson, Mikael et al. (2006). Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries, p. 23., p. 23, at Google Books
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 Otomuro (Posthumously: Fujiwara no Taishi) |
Empress consort of Japan 815–823 |
Succeeded by Princess Seishi |
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